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South Jersey Woman Found Beaten To Death, Person Of Interest Nabbed In Philly: Prosecutor South Jersey Woman Found Beaten To Death, Person Of Interest Nabbed In Philly: Prosecutor
South Jersey Woman Found Beaten To Death, Person Of Interest Nabbed In Philly: Prosecutor A 38-year-old woman from Burlington County was found bludgeoned to death in her bed, authorities said. A "person of interest" has been arrested in Philadelphia in connection with thefts from the woman, but no homicide charges have been filed, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Melissa Malcolm, 38, was found dead after Mount Laurel police entered her home to conduct a wellness check at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday because she did not show up for work, Coffina said. Coffina and Mount Laurel Township Police Chief Stephen Riedener said Thursday that Malcolm's d…

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Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor
Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor  A 26-year-old woman from Burlington County has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a child in her home early last year, authorities said. Rachel Karngbaye of Willingboro pleaded guilty in September 2021 to second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. She was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. An investigation began in January 2021 after the victim’s mother contacted Willingboro police to report the assault, Coffina said. Additional details ar…

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Burlington County Drug Dealer Gets 11 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor Burlington County Drug Dealer Gets 11 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor
Burlington County Drug Dealer Gets 11 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor A 54-year-old woman from Mount Holly has been sentenced to 11 years in New Jersey State Prison for selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a drug customer, authorities aid. Linda Naulty pleaded guilty in November to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and a drug-selling charge, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The prison sentence was handed down on Friday in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Superior Court Judge Gerard H. Breland. Her plea agreement calls for an eight-year term for the first-degree crime, of which Naulty must serve 85 percent before…

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South Jersey Man, 32, Fatally Shot At Apartment Complex South Jersey Man, 32, Fatally Shot At Apartment Complex
South Jersey Man, 32, Fatally Shot At Apartment Complex A 32-year-old man was fatally shot near a Burlington County apartment complex, authorities said. An investigation began after Maple Shade police were called to Fox Meadows apartments just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday for shots fired. The victim, Ezekiel Sanders Jr., was found on Gardenia Drive with gunshot wounds. He was taken by ambulance to Jefferson Hospital in Cherry Hill, where he was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m., according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. The preliminary investigation determined Sanders was killed by t…

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Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor
Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor A 35-year-old parolee from Burlington County has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Myles T. Doyle, of the first block of Fieldcrest Drive in Westampton Township, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent. Doyle had been under parole supervision for life due to an unrelated conviction last year arising from the Prosecutors Office’s Operation Safe Quarantine initiative. In that case, he received a su…

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South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car
South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car A South Jersey man has been indicted for attacking his elderly neighbors and then stealing their car, authorities said. A grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Rhys R. Lershe, 44, of Westampton Township with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, burglary, theft, terroristic threats and endangering another person, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Lershe remains in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly. An investigation began on Aug. 4, 2021, when the couple called police at approximately 12:30 a.m…

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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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COVID Relief Money Collected By South Jersey Street Gang, 6 'Racketeers' Arrested: Prosecutor COVID Relief Money Collected By South Jersey Street Gang, 6 'Racketeers' Arrested: Prosecutor
COVID Relief Money Collected By South Jersey Street Gang, 6 'Racketeers' Arrested: Prosecutor A gang of South Jersey men fraudulently collected COVID-19 relief money among an assortment of other crimes including murder, authorities said.  Six members of a Sunbury Village-based street gang have been charged with operating a criminal enterprise that is accused of carrying out multiple shootings – including two homicides – along with committing burglary, intimidating witnesses, possessing numerous firearms and fraudulently obtaining more than $125,000 in pandemic relief funds from the federal government, authorities said. Eight others have been charged for thei…

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Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor An alleged drug dealer from Trenton has been charged with causing the death of a Burlington County man who fatally overdosed on fentanyl, authorities said. Robert Rentas, 35, of the 100 block of Calhoun Street in Trenton, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti. A detention hearing was scheduled for Friday in Superior Court.  An investigation began on Nov. 12, 2020, after Em…

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NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor
NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor One of two Burlington County men charged in the fatal shooting of a Willingboro high school senior, was also charged in the shooting of a woman and 2-year-old. The teenager was an unintended victim who was shot outside his home during a neighborhood dispute, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs. Sylas Young, 19, of the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder first-degree gang criminality and weapons offenses, Co…

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NJ Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years Prison For Customer's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Prosecutor Says NJ Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years Prison For Customer's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Prosecutor Says
NJ Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years Prison For Customer's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Prosecutor Says A 30-year-old Trenton drug dealer has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison for the death of a 22-year-old Burlington County woman who fatally overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, authorities said. Daquan Marshall, 30, of Trenton, must serve more than six years and nine months before he is eligible for parole, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said.  Marshall pleaded guilty in September to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, he said. “Drug dealers know that selling fentanyl can be deadly to any given customer from any given dose, and we int…

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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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