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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose An Atlantic City man admitted selling a deadly combination of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl to two Atlantic City men at a laundromat where he worked. One died. Ramon Rivera, 51, pleaded guilty to the 2020 drug-induced death, authorities said. Felipe Popocati Garcia Lopez, 42, died after he and a 39-year-olld man were found unresponsive inside Haps Laundromat on Sept. 23, 2020, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Will Reynolds. Both men were taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus. Garcia Lopez was pronounced dead.  An investigation determined that Rivera sold …

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South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor
South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Matthew Cademartori, 25, of Northfield, was traveling eastbound on the White Horse Pike when he allegedly struck Talmadge Franklin, 67, of Absecon who was walking eastbound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. After striking Franklin, Cademartori allegedly left the scene of Saturday morning's crash, Shill said. Cademartori was placed under arrest at his home on Monday and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle cras…

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South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man from Pleasantville man has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting, authorities said. Jermaine Wharton, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree carjacking and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.  On Monday at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where Wharton is in custody on an unrelated matter, he was charged with the above offenses. On Nov. 13, 2021, at 9:19 a.m., Pleasantville police received a Shot Spotter alert and 911 call in reference to a shooting at 914 N. Main St., Shill said. Police fo…

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