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Grand Jury Indictment Returned In 1999 South Jersey Rape, Attempted Murder, Prosecutor Says
A Camden County grand jury has returned an indictment in a decades-old rape, robbery and attempted murder case, authorities said.
The "cold case" remained unsolved until last year, according to acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James J. Walsh.
For details on last year's arrest of a fugitive suspect in South Carolina, previously reported by Daily Voice, click here.
Sanika Adams, 46, and formerly of Lawnside, was indicted for his involvement in the April 15, 1999, home invasion robbery, Mayer and Walsh said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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South Jersey Mother, Boyfriend Arrested In Beating Death Of 5-Year-Old Child, Prosecutor Says
The mother of a 5-year-old child and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with the child’s death, authorities said.
Marlena Cook, 29, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and hindering apprehension, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
Saeed Bey, 27, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child, they said.
Police were called to the 2500 block of S. 8th St. in Camden about 3:50 p.m.…
Camden Mom Accused Of Killing Her Toddler Now Charged With Boyfriend In Murder-For-Hire Plot
An inmate awaiting trial in the death of her 17-month-old son -- as well as her boyfriend -- both have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot, authorities said.
Heather Reynolds, 43, of Sicklerville in Camden County and Jeffrey Callahan, 44, of Clayton in Gloucester County, have been charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, authorities said.
Reynolds is currently detained on multiple charges including first-degree murder in the May 10, 2018, death of her toddler, Axel Reynolds.
During the investigation into Axel’s death, detectives uncovered evidence that Reynolds and C…
South Jersey Man, 29, Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Punch In Jaw
A South Jersey man died on Sunday of head injuries he sustained in a fight in January, authorities said.
James Bates, 47, of Chesilhurst had been punched in the jaw, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Chesilhurst Police Chief Wendell Smith.
Bates' attacker, Alexander Toussaint, 29, of Chesilhurst, has been newly charged with first-degree manslaughter and third-degree aggravated assault, Mayer and Smith said.
Touissant had lived in a nearby residential center for mentally disturbed people, Smith said.
Police officers responded to the …
Delaware Man, 20, Gets 38 Years State Prison For Camden Blueberry Farm Robbery, Fatal Shooting
A 20-year-old man from Delaware was sentenced to 38 years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in a fatal pre-dawn robbery at a South Jersey blueberry farm, authorities said.
Kwamere Benjamin of New Castle, Delaware, was sentenced on Friday to 38 years in state prison by Judge Frederick J. Schuck, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Winslow Township Police Chief George Smith.
Winslow police responded to the blueberry farm on the 700 block of Bairdmore Ave. shortly at 3:50 a.m. on June 25, 2017, on a report of a home invasion and shooting, Mayer and Smith s…