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Six NJ Corrections Officers Indicted For Covering Up Pepper Spray Attack On Inmate, AG Says
Six corrections officers were indicted after an inmate was pepper-sprayed and forcefully removed from his cell at a Burlington County detention center, authorities said. A grand jury indicted a sergeant and five senior corrections officers for the attack and subsequent coverup, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The incident happened at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, a center for adults 18-30 years old in Chesterfield Township. These were the officers charged in the case: Sgt. Michael Emmert, 40, Toms River Ch…
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Two NJ Senior COs Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Teen Inmate, AG Says
Two New Jersey corrections officers were accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teen at a juvenile detention center, authorities said. Senior corrections officers William Young, 35, of Marlton, and Gary Nieves, 53, of Burlington City, were arrested and charged, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The officers were accused of assaulting the 18-year-old while assigned to the Juvenile Female Secure Care and Intake Facility in Bordentown. "I stand before you as the chief law enforcement of the state and the head of the Depar…
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One Dead, 25 Displaced In South Jersey Building Fire
A fire that evacuated a senior housing complex left one person dead and about 25 displaced over the weekend, authorities in Burlington County said. A heavy smoke condition on the third floor of the J. Frank Budd Building on East Pearl Street brought officials from Burlington City to the scene around 11:35 Saturday, Oct. 15. A man was found dead inside of the apartment where the fire was coming from, and one other resident was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Our Disaster Action Team responded to an apt bldg #fire on E Pearl St in Burlington, opening a reception …
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Rite-Aid Robbery Suspect Arrested In South Jersey: Police
A 70-year-old robbery suspect has been arrested in South Jersey, authorities said. Michael Swift, of Burlington City, has been charged with second-degree robbery, Evesham police said. On Nov. 15, 2021 at 4:58 p.m., Evesham police responded to Rite-Aid at 235 North Maple Ave, for a report of a robbery. A suspect had given a note to the cashier with threatening remarks — demanding cigarettes and money from the cash register, police said. After being provided with those items, the suspect fled on foot towards 100 Church Road, police said. A K9 track led to an item of …
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Kitchen Knife Neck Stabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Charge, Burlington Prosecutor Says
A South Jersey man is facing an attempted murder charge after stabbing another man in the neck early Sunday morning, authorities said Monday. Burlington City police were called to a 500 block of Linden Avenue home just after 7 a.m. on reports of a stabbing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine said. There, they found a 28-year-old victim stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife, authorities said. He was taken to a Trenton hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition. The investigation identified 39-year-old Terrel…
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South Jerseyans Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says
Five men and two juveniles have been arrested on child porn charges, authorities in Burlington County announced. The new defendants join 46 people apprehended for similar crimes as part of an investigation launched by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office during the COVID-19 pandemic called "Operation Safe Quarantine." The operation targeted individuals engaged in the online exploitation of children, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. However, the charges below were not part of any special operation. Matthew Reiss, 38, of Maple Shade, charged July 16 with Enda…
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Burlington County Man Charged For Shooting Cousin During Dispute
A Burlington County man was charged Tuesday for fatally shooting his older cousin during an argument earlier this year, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Antwian Warthen, 29, on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers were initially dispatched to Warthen's Pemberton Township home around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 19 for a report of a man severely bleeding, possibly as a result of a stab wound, authorities said. Whe…
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Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant
A 33-year-old security guard whose K9 officer bit a man outside of a New Jersey restaurant has been charged with aggravated assault, authorities said. Steven T. Rudy was working as a private guard during the incident involving a 26-year-old man outside of Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford on July 29, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. The man, Khalif Hunter, of Burlington City, began yelling at Rudy and other guards after getting up from a curb, authorities said. Hunter can be seen in a 15-second clip posted to Facebook walking off as someone calls Rudy a "white p****y," at…
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South Jersey Woman, 3 Men Arrested In Torching Of Historic Mansion, Iron Foundry, Police Say
A woman and three men from Camden County have been arrested in connection with multiple fires as an abandoned iron foundry, authorities said. The fires were intentionally set using flammables in April and June, destroying two buildings while damaging two others, according to Burlington City police. The arson fires occurred at the city's defunct U.S. Pipe and Foundry and historic McNeal Mansion once used as the iron foundry's headquarters.The foundry complex is abandoned and police allege the suspects climbed under fencing. Police released a surveillance camera that allegedly caught image…
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2 South Jersey Men Face 5 Years State Prison On Child Porn Charges, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Two men from South Jersey, one from Gloucester County and the other from Burlington County, face five years in state prison on child pornography charges, authorities said. In separate cases, Albert Pisanelli, 38, of Deptford and David Bucci, 42, of Burlington City, both pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Coffina said that both men admitted to possessing more than 25 images or videos of children engaging in sexual acts and sharing those files on the internet. Under plea-bargained agreements, Coffina …
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US Marshals Nab South Jersey Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting
A 20-year-old fugitive from South Jersey wanted in connection with a fatal shooting has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in South Carolina, authorities said. Nicholas Wahl of Burlington City is accused of fatally shooting Dysheem Bruton, 27, and accidentally shooting a 10-year-old boy last Friday, April 30, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Police Chief John Fine. Bruton, a city resident walking down Saint Mary Street, was pronounced dead after being taken to Virtua Willingboro Hospital. The motive for the slaying continues to be Wahl, who …
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South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley
A 29-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley, authorities said. John T. Lewis of Browns Mills, who pleaded guilty in February to first-degree aggravated sexual assault, must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The term, which was negotiated by the Prosecutor’s Office, was handed down on Wednesday in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Judge Philip E. Haines. As part of the sentence, Lewis wi…
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Pedophile Roundup: Feds Bust 15 NJ, PA Men With Child Porn, Trying To Have Sex With Teens
A youth pastor who manufactured child porn. A 35-year-old man who tried to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. A 40-year-old man who secretly recorded a naked girl, then send out the material. These are only three men of the 15 busted on child porn and other more serious charges, in the second phase of a massive quarantine-driven operation in South Jersey, authorities said (scroll down for a complete rundown of each individual charged). The 15 arrests come are part of "Operation Safe Quarantine II," which ran from August 2020 through January 2021, and fueled by an increase of in threate…
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South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley
A Burlington County man has admitted to sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley in late 2019 in exchange for a 12-year sentence in New Jersey state prison, authorities said. John Lewis, 29, of Browns Mills, entered a guilty plea to first-degree aggravated sexual assault on Jan. 27, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under his plea agreement, Lewis must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. He will be placed on the New Jersey sex offender registry upon release and also be subjected to parole supervision for life, Coffina sa…
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South Jersey Woman, 61, Stabbed To Death In Burlington Home
A 61-year-old woman was beaten and stabbed to death inside her South Jersey home, authorities said. The body of Carla Nesmith was found at about 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday by another resident who had retuned to the home in Burlington City, they said. Nesmith was pronounced dead at the home on the 400 block of Earl Street, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine said. A preliminary investigation concluded that Nesmith had been bludgeoned and stabbed, Coffina and Fine said. An autopsy was planned on Thursday afternoon by Burlingto…
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Authorities: Burlington County Man, 34, Admits Trying To Kill Girlfriend
A 34-year-old man from Burlington County has admitted to trying to kill his girlfriend four years ago, authorities said. Akil Herbert of Florence Township pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Under Herbert's guilty plea, he agreed to serve 12 years in state prison, Coffina said. Herbert was additionally charged with violating a restraining order, Coffina said. His plea was entered on Sept. 22 before Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines, and he is due to be sentenced on Nov. 5. An investigation began…
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'We Know How To Find You': 8 Busted With Child Porn In South Jersey Investigation
Eight men were charged with possession and distribution of child pornography during a continuing South Jersey investigation dubbed “Operation Safe Quarantine." A dramatic rise in internet activity was spurred by the COVID-19 quarantine -- increasing chances of child exploitation online, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Coffina's office received 52 cyber tips between March 17 and July 16. Last year, his office only had 29 during the same time period. “Those who believe the anonymity of cyberspace will mask their illegal activity could not be more mistaken," said Coffina, not…
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? South Jersey Man, 27, Fatally Shot Outside Burlington Apartments
A 27-year-old man from Burlington County died Friday, about an hour after being shot outside an apartment complex, authorities said. Damian T. Hampton, of Burlington City, was shot multiple times around 11:15 p.m. Thursday outside the Orchard Park apartment complex on Woodlane Road, county Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess said in a statement. No arrests have been made, but Coffina said residents were not in any immediate danger. “It is not believed that members of the public should be fearful for their safety in connection with this incident,…
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Burlington City PD: Officers Nab Armed Robbery Suspect
Burlington City police said they nabbed a man accused of taking cash and other valuables from a victim at gunpoint. The victim told police that Ahmad Wright, 22, of Edgewater Park approached him around 11 a.m. Friday at East Broad and Lawrence streets, asked to bum a cigarette, then threw him to the ground, police said in a statement. Wright robbed him at gunpoint, then ran towards High Street, the victim said. Police said they grabbed Wright in the area of West Broad Street near Commerce Square, then brought him to headquarters after the victim identified him as the robber. They charged …
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Burlington Man, 31, Admits Having Child Pornography
A 31-year-old Burlington City man will be sentenced to a plea-bargained three years in state prison for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Dan Harris of Juniper Street pleaded guilty to a single count of child endangerment earlier this month in exchange for leniency at a June 17 sentencing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Detectives began investigating Harris after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Coffina said. They found that he was uploading images of naked pre-pubescent boys, the prosecutor said. Harris was…
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