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Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged in the fatal shooting of another man in an apartment complex parking lot, authorities said. Teon Macklin-Goodwine, of the Tory Estates apartments in Clementon, was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses in connection with the killing, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. Macklin-Goodwine was taken into custody Monday, June 27 by officers from the Camden County Sheriff’s Department and lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holl…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Shot Dead, Woman Wounded In Car In South Jersey: Prosecutor Man Shot Dead, Woman Wounded In Car In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Man Shot Dead, Woman Wounded In Car In South Jersey: Prosecutor UPDATED: A man and a woman were found shot in a car in South Jersey, authorities said. The shooting took place just before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 on the 200 block of Ivy Road in Edgewater Park Towship, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina alongside Edgewater Park Police Chief Brett Evans. Sameil M. Barrett, 23, of Willingboro was fatally shot while sitting inside a parked car, they said. A 21-year-old woman who was in the car with Barrett also was struck by gunfire.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to Cooper Universit…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Gunman Indicted In South Jersey Sandwich Shop Killing: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been indicted on charges filed in connection with a deadly shooting in a South Jersey shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson followed Nasir Phillips, 18, to Willingboro Town Center and opened fire while he was leaving a sandwich shop on Oct. 11, 2021, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Phillips, who was found in his car, was taken to Virtua Willingboro Hospital with gunshot wounds to his hand and abdomen, then flown to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Johnson was arrested Nov. 15 in Sharon…

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Arrest 5th Suspect In Fatal Double Shooting In Burlington County US Marshals Arrest 5th Suspect In Fatal Double Shooting In Burlington County
US Marshals Arrest 5th Suspect In Fatal Double Shooting In Burlington County U.S. Marshals have arrested a fifth suspect in connection with the fatal double shooting of a father and his 17-year-old son last fall, authorities said. The father was wounded and the son was killed in a Walmart parking lot, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Public Safety Director Bruce Painter. Tarik Jenkins, 25, of College Drive in Pemberton Township, was charged with first-degree felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, hindering, obstruction and several weapons offenses, Coffina and Painter said. Jenkins was taken into custod…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged in connection with a shooting in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson, of the 1000 block of Granite Street, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Johnson was arrested on Nov. 15 in Sharon Hill, Pa., by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit. He later waived extradition and was brought to the Burlington County Jail in Moun…

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by Jon Craig
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It's A Simple Stabbing At Hellish South Jersey Hotel It's A Simple Stabbing At Hellish South Jersey Hotel
It's A Simple Stabbing At Hellish South Jersey Hotel A 19-year-old Burlington County resident has been indicted for trying to fatally stab a man at a Westampton hotel, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Michael Warder, of Salvia Street, in Pemberton Township, on one count of first-degree attempted murder and several weapons charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The indictment was returned on Friday and signed by Coffina. An arraignment will be held soon in Superior Court. Warder remains held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, the prosecutor said. The investigation began on Aug. 7 a…

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by Jon Craig
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4 South Jersey Suspects Arrested In Fatal Double Shooting Outside Walmart 4 South Jersey Suspects Arrested In Fatal Double Shooting Outside Walmart
4 South Jersey Suspects Arrested In Fatal Double Shooting Outside Walmart Four residents of Willingboro have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old man and the wounding of his father in a Walmart parking lot, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 7 outside the Walmart off Route 541 in Burlington Township, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Public Safety Director James Sullivan.  They said the following four suspects were  charged with first-degree murder, hindering, conspiracy to commit robbery, obstruction and various weapons or drug-related offenses…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Indicted In Double Fatal Drive-By Shooting South Jersey Man Indicted In Double Fatal Drive-By Shooting
South Jersey Man Indicted In Double Fatal Drive-By Shooting A 33-year-old South Jersey man has been indicted in connection with a double shooting that left two men dead in their car while parked outside an Edgewater Park apartment house, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Andre Price of Willingboro on two counts of first-degree murder and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina  The indictment was returned Thursday. An arraignment is expected soon in Superior Court.  Price has been held at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since being extradited to New Jersey two months ago after…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Man Found Dead Behind Convenience Store Was With His Killer Hours Before, Authorities Say NJ Man Found Dead Behind Convenience Store Was With His Killer Hours Before, Authorities Say
NJ Man Found Dead Behind Convenience Store Was With His Killer Hours Before, Authorities Say A man whose body was found earlier this week behind a Mount Holly convenience store had been stabbed to death by a local resident, authorities said Friday. Jimir Wynn, 29, stabbed Sean Reynolds, 31, of Brick Township, multiple times the night of Sept. 6, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler said. Reynolds had been at Wynn's home earlier that evening, they said. The following day, a child found Reynolds' body behind Millerie’s Market & Deli at the corner of Rancocas Road and King Street. Wynn was charged with Murder …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF
Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF An 18-year-old Pemberton Township man was charged with attempted murder for stabbing a man who he believed was his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, authorities said. An investigation began on Aug. 7 when Westampton Township police officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 2000 block of Burlington-Mount Holly Road for a report of a stabbing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent said in a release. Officers discovered a man who was bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and arms, authorities said. He was ai…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose
Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose A Burlington County drug dealer was indicted on charges stemming from a woman's fatal overdose in 2019, authorities said. Antoine Crawley, 35, of Pemberton's Sunbury Village section, was charged by a grand jury in the death of 27-year-old Brittney Wallace, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. An autopsy found that the fentanyl level in Wallace's system was more than five times the lethal dose, authorities said. The indictment returned June 24 charges Crawley with strict liability for drug-induced death, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled …

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by Cecilia Levine
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2nd Suspect Surrenders In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting, Burlington Prosecutor Says 2nd Suspect Surrenders In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting, Burlington Prosecutor Says
2nd Suspect Surrenders In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 34-year-old fugitive from Burlington County has become the second person charged in connection with a fatal double shooting, authorities said. Two people were shot dead during a birthday party in January, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess. David Armstrong, of Beaverdale Lane, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder,  conspiracy to commit murder and several weapons charges, they said. Armstrong turned himself at Willingboro Township police station on Tuesday, Coffina said.  Armst…

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by Jon Craig
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Philly Men, Teen Girl Charged In South Jersey Drive-By Shooting Philly Men, Teen Girl Charged In South Jersey Drive-By Shooting
Philly Men, Teen Girl Charged In South Jersey Drive-By Shooting Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a Philadelphia man and a teenage girl in connection with a South Jersey shooting last March, while one other suspect remains at large, authorities said. Antonio Rivera, 18, and the girl -- whose name is being withheld because she is a minor -- were charged in the March 4 shooting that injured a 23-year-old Pennsylvania man, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Riverside Township Police Chief William T. Eliason said. Billy Pirela, 22, was also charged in the incident and is considered to be a fugitive, authorities said.  Rive…

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by Cecilia Levine
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State Police: South Jersey Woman Illegally Gave Sick Puppy Prescription Drugs State Police: South Jersey Woman Illegally Gave Sick Puppy Prescription Drugs
State Police: South Jersey Woman Illegally Gave Sick Puppy Prescription Drugs A 46-year-old woman from Burlington County has been arrested for giving medicine to a sick puppy while falsely claiming to be a member of an animal rescue group, authorities said.  Dawn Abrams, 46, of Shamong was charged with impersonation, unlicensed practice of medicine and unlawful distribution of prescription drugs, according to New Jersey State Police Superintendent Patrick J. Callahan and Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. On Oct. 26, troopers from the state police's Red Lion Station were contacted about a Westie/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy mix that was purchased…

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by Jon Craig
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Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21
Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 A 38-year-old fugitive from Browns Mills has admitted to causing the fatal drug overdose of a 21-year-old woman from Burlington County, authorities said.  Terrance D. Walker, 38, of Liberty Street pleaded guilty to Tessa McCullough's drug-Induced death for supplying fentanyl-laced heroin to her in May 2019, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Friday afternoon. Walker faces ip to eight years in state prison under his plea agreement made before Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines, Coffina said. Walker is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 30, the prosecutor sai…

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by Jon Craig
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Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27
Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Authorities have charged two accused drug dealers with selling the fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old Burlington County woman last summer. Brittney Wallace was pronounced dead at Capital Health at Deborah Emergency Services in Browns Mills after her parents found her unconscious in the bathroom of the family home last Aug.19, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Acting Police Chief David King said. The fentanyl level in her system was more than five times the lethal dose, they said. Antoine Crawley, 34, of Pemberton Township instructed Danielle Knight…

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by Jon Craig