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Former Teacher Receives Five-Year Sentence for Making Upskirt Videos of Female Students
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a former Lenape High School teacher was sentenced today to five years in New Jersey state prison for recording upskirt videos and taking photos of female students last year in his classroom and the school’s hallways. Eric T. Howell, 44, of the first block …
Man Convicted of Murder for 2016 Strangulation of Lumberton Woman
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Superior Court jury today found a Tabernacle man guilty of murder for strangling a Lumberton Township resident inside her home in the summer of 2016. William M. Gennett, 54, was convicted of one count of Murder (First Degree) for the asphyxiation of Shannon …
Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter in 2015 Fatal Accident that Killed Two
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a former U.S. Air Force military police officer was found guilty today of causing an automobile accident in Bordentown Township in late 2015 that killed two people, including her estranged husband. Shade Cooper, 28, of East Granby, Connecticut, was convicted by a jury in …
Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Killing Willingboro Clerk During 2015 Robbery
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Burlington Township man was sentenced today to 24 years in New Jersey state prison for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk in Willingboro in 2015. Eramus Canty, 34, must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Canty pled guilty …
Mount Holly Man Admits Robbing Springfield Wawa at Gunpoint
MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Mount Holly man pled guilty yesterday in Superior Court to the armed robbery of a Wawa store in Springfield Township last summer. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Michael J. Siriani, 59, of the 100 block of Mill Street, will be sentenced to …
Pemberton Drug Dealer Charged With Homicide in Death of Customer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David Jantas announced that a township drug dealer was charged with causing the death of a customer to whom she sold fentanyl-laced heroin last year. Shannon McGuigan, 32, of the 100 block of Tensaw Drive, was charged with one count of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced …
Lumberton Man Sentenced for 2016 Homicide
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Lumberton man was sentenced today to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for killing an acquaintance in late 2016 and burying his body in the back yard of the Lumberton home he shared with his father and brother. Bryan Costello, 26, must …
Pemberton Township Man Receives 25 Years for Armed Sexual Assault
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Pemberton Township man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in New Jersey state prison for breaking into the home of a Browns Mills woman last year and sexually assaulting her at gunpoint. Under the state’s No Early Release Act, Lawrence Pippins, 27, of …
Pemberton Township Man Receives 25 Years for Armed Sexual Assault
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Pemberton Township man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in New Jersey state prison for breaking into the home of a Browns Mills woman last year and sexually assaulting her at gunpoint. Under the state’s No Early Release Act, Lawrence Pippins, 27, of …
Burlington City Man Receives 27-Year Sentence for Killing Stepfather
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Burlington City man was sentenced to 27 years in New Jersey state prison for fatally stabbing his stepfather last year inside an apartment in the 100 block of East Broad Street in Burlington City. Stephen J. Paul, 44, pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter …