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Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Shooting At Officers In South Jersey Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Shooting At Officers In South Jersey
Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Shooting At Officers In South Jersey A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey state prison for firing at two police officers, authorities said. Arthur DiSanto, 42, struck one of the officers with gunfire, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. The shooting occurred on Aug.. 23, 2021. On Jan. 31, 2023, DiSanto pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree attempted murder, for shooting the officers. On Friday, April 14, the court imposed a sentence of 12 1⁄2 years on each first-degree count to run consecutively. DiSanto must also serve two separate five-year terms of paro…

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by Jon Craig
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18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Double-Shooting: Prosecutor An 18-year-old man from Pemberton Township has been indicted for fatally shooting a 17-year-old male and wounding a 17-year-old female last fall in the 100 block of Snow Avenue in Browns Mills, authorities said. The indictment against Kai Johnson charges him with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, first-degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons offenses, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Wednesday. Johnson has been held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since turning himself into police three days after the fall shoot…

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by Jon Craig
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2 Charged With Shooting Teen Boy In New Brunswick: Prosecutor 2 Charged With Shooting Teen Boy In New Brunswick: Prosecutor
2 Charged With Shooting Teen Boy In New Brunswick: Prosecutor Two men have been charged with shooting a teenage boy injuring him in Middlesex County last week, authorities said. Corey Fuqua, 19, of North Brunswick and Gede Maccelus, 20, of Princeton, shot the teen near Throop Avenue and Redmond Street around 7:10 p.m. on Jan. 20, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The boy was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital and Fuqua and Maccelus were each charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun on Jan. 25, Ciccone said alongside local police director&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine