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South Jersey Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor
A jury has convicted a Burlington County man of fatally shooting a woman in the head as she tried to sell him a cellphone, authorities said.
Marvin A. Coleman Jr., 24, of Willingboro was found guilty Tuesday, March 21, of murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
Coleman killed a 21-year-old Lindenwold woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township, Bradshaw said.
Police were called to the first block of Medley Lane just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7, 2019, for a report…
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…
