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Pair Charged In Death Of South Jersey Man Who Overdosed On Fentanyl Laced With Animal Sedative
Two accused South Jersey drug dealers have been charged with causing the death of a customer who fatally overdosed on fentanyl laced with an animal tranquilizer, authorities said.
Rajik Morphis, 39, of Wrightstown, and Ozell Sutton, 39, also of Wrightstown, were charged with strict liability for a drug-Induced death and other drug charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.
Sutton was arrested during a warranted search of his residence on May 17 by members of the BCPO Gang, Gun and Narcotics Task Force and the New Jersey State Police, Coffina said.
Morphis was ta…
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 …
Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a double shooting last month in Burlington County, authorities said.
Todd McKinney, 19, of Trenton; Damier Smith, 20, of Pemberton Township; and Marlon Sutton, 22, of Camden, each were charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King.
Smith was taken into custody last week in North Carolina and is awaiting an extradition…
Jackson Man, 23, Arrested In Fatal Stabbing
A 23-year-old Jackson Township man has been arrested in connection with a burglary and murder, authorities said.
Jshawn Cutler was charged with murder, burglary and weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said in a statement late Friday.
Earlier Friday, Jackson police officers responded to an overnight 911 call from a house on Cannon Boulevard about a man with a stab wound, they said.
Police found Isaiah Renouf, also 23, on the floor of the home with a large stab wound to his chest, they said.
First responders t…