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Recent News
Teenager is Killed in Double Shooting Outside Burlington Township Walmart
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Acting Public Safety Director James Sullivan announced that a 17-year-old male was fatally shot last night in the parking lot of the Walmart on Route 541 in Burlington Township. The victim’s father was also struck by gunfire. The preliminary investigation indicated this was not a random shooting. …
Camden Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Death of Customer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 24-year-old Camden drug dealer has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a customer to whom he sold fentanyl-laced cocaine during the summer of 2019. Marquese Smith will not become eligible for parole until 85 percent of the term …
Mount Laurel Man Faces Additional Bias Intimidation Count, Four Charged with Criminal Acts During Summer Protest at His Home
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that the Mount Laurel man arrested in July for bias intimidation of his neighbors and other crimes has been charged with leaving a threatening note on one of his victim’s cars earlier this year, and also vandalizing the victim’s vehicle. Edward Mathews, 45, of Gramercy Way, was charged …
Grand Jury Indicts Willingboro Man on Two Counts of Murder for Edgewater Park Fatal Shootings
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 33-year-old Willingboro man has been indicted on charges of fatally shooting two men who were inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a Woodlane Road apartment complex earlier this year in Edgewater Park Township. A grand jury indicted Andre Price with two counts of Murder (First …
Trenton Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Death of Customer Who Fatally Overdosed in Burlington Township
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Trenton drug dealer pled guilty to causing the death of a Burlington Township customer by supplying the fentanyl-laced heroin that led to her fatal overdose in 2018. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Daquan Marshall, 30, pled guilty on September 14 to Strict Liability for Drug-Induced …
Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Burlington City
BURLINGTON CITY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that a 39-year-old city resident has been charged with stabbing a man in the neck yesterday morning inside a house in the 500 block of Linden Avenue. Terrell Dennis, of the 100 block of East Federal Street, was …
Mount Holly Resident Charged with Murder in Death of Man Found Behind Convenience Store
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler announced that a 29-year-old Mount Holly resident was charged today with fatally stabbing the man whose body was discovered earlier this week behind a Mount Holly convenience store. Jimir Wynn, of the 100 block of Washington Street, was charged with Murder (First …
Investigators Identify Deceased Male Found Behind Mount Holly Store
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler announced that the man found dead behind a Mount Holly convenience store yesterday has been identified as a resident of Brick Township, Ocean County. The body of Sean Reynolds, 31, was found by a juvenile at approximately 12:30 p.m. behind Millerie’s Market …
Prosecutor's Office Mission Statement
The Burlington County Prosecutor’s office is committed to a standard of excellence in providing our citizens with the most effective and efficient investigation and prosecution of criminal offenders and providing innovative leadership for law enforcement. We will strive to enforce the laws fairly, impartially and justly while treating all victims of crime with compassion and dignity.