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South Jersey Woman, 53, Caused Fentanyl Overdose Death, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Woman, 53, Caused Fentanyl Overdose Death, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Woman, 53, Caused Fentanyl Overdose Death, Prosecutor Says A 53-year-old woman from South Jersey has been charged with several drug-related crimes in connection with a fatal overdose, authorities said. Linda Naulty of Mount Holly was charged Monday with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Lumberton Township Police Chief Nicholas Peditto. The charges stem from a Lumberton man's deadly overdose on fentanyl earlier this year, they said. Naulty was served with the charges at the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing.  She was being held at the fac…

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by Jon Craig
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Camden Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Cocaine Dose To Maple Shade Woman, Prosecutor Says Camden Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Cocaine Dose To Maple Shade Woman, Prosecutor Says
Camden Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Cocaine Dose To Maple Shade Woman, Prosecutor Says A 23-year-old man from Camden has admitted to selling fentanyl-laced cocaine that caused the overdose death of a Burlington County woman, authorities said. Marquese Smith pleaded guilty on Thursday in Superior Court to first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under a plea agreement, Smith faces eight years in state prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 12, Coffina said. An investigation began in June 2019 when Maple Shade police responded to the Ryan Run West Apartment Complex and found the body of 33-year-old Kristi Ven…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Drug Dealer Charged In Overdose Death of South Jersey Man, Prosecutor Says Philadelphia Drug Dealer Charged In Overdose Death of South Jersey Man, Prosecutor Says
Philadelphia Drug Dealer Charged In Overdose Death of South Jersey Man, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged with causing the death of a South Jersey man who died of a heroin/fentanyl drug overdose, authorities said. Robert Quintua, of the 2500 block of Lefevre Street, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-Induced death, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Township Police Chief Stephen Riedener . Raymond Stutzer III, 44, of Marlton fatally overdosed last year in a Mount Laurel hotel, Coffina and Riedener said. Quintua was taken into custody in January, and extradited on…

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Accused Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says Accused Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Accused Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 34-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with the overdose death of a South Jersey drug user, authorities said. A Browns Mills man fatally overdosed on fentanyl that the alleged drug dealer sold to him last year, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. Marvin Montoya of Power Street in Trenton was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and conspiracy, Coffina and King said. Montoya was taken into custody on Monday in Trenton and was bein…

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by Jon Craig
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Camden County Man, 31, Arrested After Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Camden County Man, 31, Arrested After Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Camden County Man, 31, Arrested After Fatal Fentanyl Overdose A Camden County man has been arrested for selling fentanyl to another man who died of an overdose hours later, authorities said.  Christopher Mauger, 31, of Berlin Township, has been charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Berlin Township Police Chief Wayne Bonfiglio. Police were called to the 100 block of Pine Avenue in Berlin Township on Oct. 13, 2020 on a report of a man needing medical attention, Mayer and Bonfiglio said.  Police found Sean Abronski, 31, of Berlin Township, unrespons…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Gets 6 Years State Prison For Causing Heroin Overdose Death Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Gets 6 Years State Prison For Causing Heroin Overdose Death
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Gets 6 Years State Prison For Causing Heroin Overdose Death A 31-year-old drug dealer from Monmouth County has been sentenced to six years in state prison in connection with the fatal heroin overdose of a woman from Morris County, authorities said. Lateef Reevey, 31, of Long Branch, was sentenced on Wednesday by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas as a result of a plea to first-degree strict liability for drug induced death, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The charge stems from an overdose death last February of 25 year-old Lucy Yardley of Flanders in Tinton Falls,…

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Burlington Prosecutor: Atlantic City Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Overdose Burlington Prosecutor: Atlantic City Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Overdose
Burlington Prosecutor: Atlantic City Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Overdose A 30-year-old Atlantic City man has been arrested for selling drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose, authorities said. Kahlil Carpenter, 30, of the 1800 block of Marmora Avenue, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other drug-related charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Evesham Township Police Chief Christopher Chew. A 37-year-old woman suffered a fatal overdose in Evesham Township last year on fentanyl-laced heroin she bought from Carpenter the day before she died, Coffina and Chew said. Carpenter was served with …

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Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death
Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death A Burlington County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for causing the death of a 21-year-old college student who overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin that she purchased from him, authorities said. Terrance D. Walker, 38, of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton, pleaded guilty last August to strict liability for the drug-induced death of Tessa McCullough. Walker must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The investigation began in May 2019, when McCullough overdosed in her Pemberton Township home. She w…

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New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman
New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman A New Brunswick man is accused of providing a woman with the cocktail of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine that killed her last January, authorities said Wednesday. Lashawn D. Boyd, 24, met up with the 37-year-old Bedminster woman for a drug deal on Jan. 19, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Bedminster Township Police Chief Karl Rock said. The next day, the woman died of a heart attack, Rock and Fodor said. An autopsy revealed the cause was adverse effects of cocaine, fentanyl and sertraline …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: South Jersey Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Riverside Man, 38 Authorities: South Jersey Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Riverside Man, 38
Authorities: South Jersey Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Riverside Man, 38 A 27-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in connection with the 2018 fatal fentanyl overdose of a customer from Riverside Township, authorities said. David Bender of the Hunters Glen apartment complex on Route 130 in Delran has been charged with strict liability for a drug-induced death and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, Delran Township Police Chief Alfonso A. Parente Jr., and Riverside Police Chief William T. Eliason. Bender was taken into custody on Thursday by Delran Township police o…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Couple Charged With Liability For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of 36-Year-Old Man Jersey Shore Couple Charged With Liability For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of 36-Year-Old Man
Jersey Shore Couple Charged With Liability For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of 36-Year-Old Man A Jersey Shore couple was arrested for selling a toxic mix of fentanyl and heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of a 36-year-old man from Monmouth County, authorities said. George Cucuzella, 30, and Nicole Ricciardi, 32, both of Oceanport, were taken into custody on Tuesday for the drug-induced death of Raul Garcia of Keansburg, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement.  The overdose death occurred in Eatontown in December, he said. Eatontown police received a call about a possible overdose victim in a local motel at 12:21 a.m. on Dec. …

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Fentanyl, Heroin Overdose Of Medford Woman South Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Fentanyl, Heroin Overdose Of Medford Woman
South Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Fentanyl, Heroin Overdose Of Medford Woman An Eastampton man has been arrested for selling drugs that led to the fatal overdose of a Medford Township woman, authorities said. Peter Mariano, 52, of Jess Court in the Fenimore Village trailer park, was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death, and possession and sale of a controlled dangerous substance, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Medford Township Police Chief Richard J. Meder said in a statement. Crystal Elder was found dead in the bathroom of her Medford Township home on Sept. 2, 2019, after a relative asked Medford Township police to check on her,…

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by Jon Craig