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Megan’s Law Sex Offender Indicted for Failing to Report Address to Police
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a registered sex offender whose last known address was in Maple Shade has been indicted for failing to inform police where he is presently residing. Rashawn L. Davis, 22, whose present address is not known to police, was indicted on one count of failure to register as a …
Mount Laurel Man Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener announced that a 28-year-old township man was charged this morning with possessing child pornography. Robert J. Dwyer, of Hollowell Way, was charged with one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Third Degree). The investigation began earlier this year after the BCPO …
Elizabeth Man Pleads Guilty to Impaired Driving in Crash that Killed his Daughter
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that an Elizabeth man pled guilty today in Superior Court to driving while impaired and causing the death of his daughter during a crash on Interstate 295 in Mount Laurel late last year. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Marcelo Rizzo, 38, will face 10 years in New …
Man Receives 14-Year Sentence for 2017 Mt. Holly Armed Robberies
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 31-year-old Lumberton man was sentenced today to 14 years in New Jersey state prison for robbing a Mount Holly convenience store at gunpoint twice during a three-day period in late 2017. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Brian J. Bowers pled guilty in May to two …
North Carolina Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder at Bordentown Truck Stop
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a truck driver from North Carolina has been convicted in Superior Court of attempted murder for stabbing a co-worker at a Bordentown Township truck stop late last year. After deliberating for two and a half hours yesterday, a jury found Christopher Teeter, 42, of Wilmington, North Carolina, guilty …
Maple Shade Man Indicted for Fatal Beating of His Mother
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 25-year-old man has been indicted for causing the death of his mother by beating and kicking her late last year in the Maple Shade apartment where they resided. Brooks Nelson, of the 100 block of Great Road, was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury on charges …
Trenton Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Death of Mansfield Customer Who Fatally Overdosed
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Trenton drug dealer pled guilty today in Superior Court to causing the death of a customer by supplying the heroin that led to the Mansfield resident’s fatal overdose last summer. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Darius Beckett, 29, of Academy Street, pled guilty to Strict …
Man Indicted for March Fatal Shooting of Woman in Car in Willingboro
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 21-year-old Willingboro Township man has been indicted for fatally shooting a 21-year-old woman earlier this year while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township. Marvin A. Coleman Jr., of the first block of Marboro Lane, was indicted by a Burlington …
Pemberton Township Shootings Under Investigation
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David H. Jantas announced that a man was shot last night in the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township. Police were alerted shortly after 9 p.m. that a shooting had occurred on Kinsley Road. It was subsequently determined that the victim, a 20-year-old male, had …
Willingboro Man Arrested for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon announced that a 38-year-old township man has been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. Ernest Strother, of the first block of Granby Lane, was charged with four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (three are Second Degree, one is …