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Arrest Made in January Edgewater Park Double Fatal Shooting
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess announced that a 27-year-old Delran man has been charged with fatally shooting two people at a party in Edgewater Park in January. Ronny Paden, of the 200 block of Hawthorne Way, was charged with two counts of Murder (First Degree) Conspiracy …
Camden Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Death of Customer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 23-year-old Camden drug dealer pled guilty in Superior Court to causing the death of a customer to whom he sold fentanyl-laced cocaine during the summer of 2019. Marquese Smith, of Baird Boulevard, pled guilty May 13 to one count of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death (First Degree). …
Burlington Township Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 21-year-old Burlington Township man pled guilty in Superior Court to possessing child sexual abuse material in exchange for a three-year sentence in New Jersey state prison. James Hunt, of Threadleaf Terrace, entered a guilty plea on May 5 in Mount Holly to one count of Endangering the …
Man Charged with Burlington City Fatal Shooting is Arrested in S.C.
BURLINGTON CITY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that a 20-year-old city man has been arrested in South Carolina for the April 30 fatal shooting of a resident walking down Saint Mary Street. Nicholas Wahl, who lives on the block where the shooting occurred, was charged …
Two Pemberton Men Charged after Being Found with Handguns
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King announced that two Pemberton Township residents have been charged with firearms offenses after being found in possession of handguns in the Sunbury Village section of the township. Kavon Carter, 23, of White Pine Court, was charged …
Man Fatally Shot on Burlington City Street
BURLINGTON CITY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Department Chief John Fine announced that their agencies are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred tonight in the 400 block of Saint Mary Street at approximately 5:30 p.m. The victim, an adult male, was struck by gunfire as he was walking along …
NY Man Receives Prison Term for Seeking Sex Online with ‘Underage Girl’
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 44-year-old Staten Island man was sentenced today to three years in New Jersey state prison for trying to arrange a sexual encounter with someone he met online and believed was a 14-year-old girl. John Emilio pled guilty in January to Attempted Endangering the Welfare of Children (Impairing …
Willingboro Man Fatally Shot Outside of Residence
WILLINGBORO TOWNSHIP – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon announced that an 18-year-old township resident was fatally shot last night outside of his home. The investigation began after officers from the Willingboro Township Police Department were called to the first block of Barrington Lane just before 11:30 p.m. …
Riverside Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault of Juveniles
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 37-year-old Riverside man was sentenced today to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting three juveniles over multiple years. Christopher Elder pled guilty in February to Aggravated Sexual Assault (First Degree) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Second Degree). Under terms of the …
Browns Mills Man Sentenced for 2019 Burlington City Sexual Assault
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 29-year-old Browns Mills man has been sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley in late 2019. John Lewis, who pled guilty in February to Aggravated Sexual Assault (First Degree), must serve 85 percent of the …