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Mother, Daughter Died In South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors Mother, Daughter Died In South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors
Mother, Daughter Died In South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors A Willingboro mother and daughter were killed inside their home in an early morning shooting, authorities said. The bodies of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez were found on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. Willingboro police responded to a burglary report at their home on Harrington Circle in the Hawthorne Park neighborhood just after 4 a.m. Officers discovered the women in an upstairs bedroom. The mother and daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy dete…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor
South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor An Atlantic City drug dealer has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a 37-year-old woman who fatally overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, authorities said. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Kahlil Carpenter, 31, pleaded guilty last month to strict liability for drug-induced death in exchange for the prison term.  “Fentanyl has destroyed so many families and devastated several of our communities,” Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. “We must take extraordinary measures to offer protection…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor A Burlington County man admitted to killing three people in 2019, authorities said. Terrance J. Matthews, 26, of Willingboro pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 7 to the murders in two separate incidents, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw. The murder victims included Matthews' ex-girlfriend’s grandmother and brother and a.man sitting inside a parked car on a residential street, Bradshaw said. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Matthews will be sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey state prison for each homicide, to run concurrently. …

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by Jon Craig
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Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor
Burlington County Woman Gets 15 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor  A 26-year-old woman from Burlington County has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a child in her home early last year, authorities said. Rachel Karngbaye of Willingboro pleaded guilty in September 2021 to second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. She was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. An investigation began in January 2021 after the victim’s mother contacted Willingboro police to report the assault, Coffina said. Additional details ar…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley
South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley A Burlington County man has admitted to sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley in late 2019 in exchange for a 12-year sentence in New Jersey state prison, authorities said. John Lewis, 29, of Browns Mills, entered a guilty plea to first-degree aggravated sexual assault on Jan. 27, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under his plea agreement, Lewis must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. He will be placed on the New Jersey sex offender registry upon release and also be subjected to parole supervision for life, Coffina sa…

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by Jon Craig