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Man Convicted Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend In South Jersey
A 72-year-old Atlantic City man was found guilty of murdering a 32-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2020, authorities said.
A jury returned guilty verdicts Friday, March 10 in the trial of Maximo Santiago, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Santiago was convicted of Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, after a weeklong trial.
Following an argument, on Sept. 12, 2020 Santiago shot and killed Marketa Thorpe, 32, with a rifle on Belfield Avenue in Atlantic City, the prosecutor said.
The defendant and Thorpe had p…
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged
A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in a June 2020 crash that left a New Jersey police officer heading home from work dead.
Taquaysha Bell, 29, of Trenton, was heading west on White Horse Pike on June 19, when she swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle head-on, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.
The other driver, Michael Luko, 53, of Mays Landing. He was an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department, and was traveling home from work. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced …
