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South Jersey Pair Found Guilty In Child's Fatal Shooting
Two men from Cumberland County have been found guilty in the shooting death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities said.
Michael Elliot, 29, and Zahmere McKoy, 23, both of Bridgeton, were found guilty after a five-week trial, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
The jury returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday, Oct. 26,, on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and reckless manslaughter, she said.
The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on July 17, 2018 in the City of Bridgeton, when the victim, 9-year-old Jennifer Trejo, was struck and killed by a bull…
South Jersey Man, 41, Sentenced In Woman's Brutal Slaying Before Hiding Body: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced in the slaying of a woman in 2020, authorities said.
Patrick Spann, of Bridgeton, was sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State Prison for aggravated manslaughter and desecration of human remains, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
On May 22, 2020. Bridgeton police and members of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office responded to 133 Grove St,, an abandoned warehouse known as the “four star”, for a report of a homicide. The caller indicated that he overheard a man named “Patrick” speaking w…
South Jersey Pair Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 15-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutor
Two men from Cumberland County have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old Vineland High School student, authorities said.
On Friday, May 27, Deshawn T. Bowen, 23, of Bridgeton and Rohdane E. Watson, Jr., 18, of Vineland were both charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
They are accused of fatally shooting Anthony Torres-Sanchez of Vineland at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 26 on North Delsea Drive, Webb-McRae said. Torres-Sanchez was taken to Inspira Medical Center – V…
South Jersey Party Host Where 3 Were Killed Admits To Gun Possession Charge: Prosecutor
The host of a party where three people were killed and 11 wounded in Cumberland County has pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge, authorities said.
Darrell M. Dawkins, 31, was not accused of firing a gun during the May 22, 2021, mass shooting in Fairfield Township, but a handgun was found in the trunk of his car afterward, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
Kevin Elliott, 30, Asia Hester, 25, and Brailyn Holmes, 19, died of gunshot wounds.
One suspect has been charged so far in the fatal shootings: Zedekiah G. Holmes, 22, of Millville, is char…
Convicted Cocaine Dealer Cleared By Jury On Charge He Killed South Jersey Customer: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old man from South Jersey was cleared by a jury of killing a drug customer, authorities said.
However, Chris Lebron, 29, of Vineland, was found guilty of selling cocaine and fentanyl to the man who died, they said.
Lebron was convicted of the lesser charge by a Cumberland County jury on Thursday, March 10, according to Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
The victim, Jeffrey Pindale Jr., also had heroin in his system — in addition to the cocaine and fentanyl —which an autopsy found may have contributed to his death, Webb-McRae said.
Lebron was found not guilty of causing a drug…
