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South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor
South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Who Set July 4th Guest On Fire Sentenced: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with three separate crimes, authorities said. Deshoin Rowell, 22, of Northfield, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 31, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Among his crimes was setting a guest on fire during a bonfire at his home on July 4, 2021, the prosecutor said. He was convicted on three separate indictments charging him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the prosecutor said. After an investigation b…
Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills
Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills A Monmouth County man survived being electrocuted but suffered burns over 40 percent of his body. Now, he faces the painful task of paying medical bills after his Medicare coverage was cut. More than $28,000 has been raised in this GoFundMe page to support Paul Roberts, of Fair Haven, who accidentally hit a live wire while cutting a tree branch last August. Per a GoFundMe organized by Paul's friends, Carrie and Ron Drazin: "He was being electrocuted for approximately 20 minutes with his body literally in flames when the police arrived.  When the power was turned off, he fell 25 feet f…
Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police
Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police A driver was rushed to a nearby trauma center with serious burns and injuries after his vehicle veered off the road and went up in flames in Hamilton late on Wednesday, Sept. 21, authorities said. Yvenson Dossous, 33, was behind the wheel of a 2022 Honda Pilot when he veered off of Whitehorse Ham Square Rd. and slammed into a tree on the northeast curb just after 9:50 p.m., Hamilton Police said in a release. After the collision, the Honda became engulfed in flames, causing residents to quickly respond and pull Dossous, of Hamilton, from the flaming vehicle, police said. Emergency crews fr…