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Suspect In Gas Mask With Pepper Spray Ties Up Worker, Robs Restaurant In South Jersey: Police
A man in a gas mask robbed a South Jersey restaurant after pepper-spraying an employee, authorities said.
On Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10:21 p.m., the Evesham Police Department responded to Mikado Japanese Sushi & Steak House, 793 East Route 70, for a report of a robbery, according to Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller.
An investigation found that a lone male suspect entered the business after closing time, Miller said. The suspect pepper sprayed (possibly bear spray) the victim, bound her hands and feet, and duct taped her mouth, Miller said.
The suspect then access…
South Jersey Man Found Guilty Of Killing Friend, Dog During Robbery
A Burlington County jury has found an Evesham man guilty of fatally stabing his friend and a dog during a robbery, authorities said.
After deliberating for just over an hour, a jury returned guilty verdicts against Donovan G. Hollingsworth, 26, on charges of murder, robbery, cruelty to animals and weapons offenses. Sentencing is set for Oct. 27.
Tom Pierson and his dog, Django, were stabbed dead by Donovan G. Hollingsworth, authorities said at the time.Burlington County Prosecutor's Office/Tom E. Pierson
The investigation began the morning of Feb. 5, 2022, when officers from the Evesham…
