Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 27-year-old Mount Laurel woman was found guilty of fatally stabbing her mother four years ago in the residence they shared at the Ramblewood Village Apartments. Marisa Rivera was convicted this afternoon in Superior Court in Mount Holly of Murder (First Degree), Possession of a Weapon for …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a Mount Laurel man was sentenced today in Superior Court to eight years in New Jersey State Prison for harassing and using racial slurs against several of his neighbors. Edward C. Mathews, 47, formerly of Grammercy Way, pled guilty in October to four counts of Bias Intimidation …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 32-year-old Willingboro resident was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison for fatally shooting a man three years ago outside of a house in the township’s Millbrook Park neighborhood. Kwacey Q. Owens must serve the entire sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 24-year-old Bensalem, Pa., man was convicted of murder and weapons charges today for fatally shooting a teenager at a Willingboro Township gas station during the summer of 2021. The jury deliberated for approximately eight hours over two days before finding Tamir Phillips guilty of Murder (First …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard W. Spitler announced that a Rancocas Valley Regional High School assistant football coach who is also a teacher’s aide faces firearms charges after juveniles accessed an unsecured handgun in his personal vehicle earlier this month during a football game at the school. The …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced that a 22-year-old Beverly City man pled guilty yesterday to fatally shooting a teenager early last year in the parking lot of a Willingboro shopping center.   Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Knowah Crowderparham must serve a 17-year prison term on charges of Aggravated Manslaughter (First Degree) …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a Mount Laurel man who was charged with harassing and using racial slurs against his neighbors has pled guilty to four counts of Bias Intimidation (Fourth Degree). Edward C. Mathews, 47, formerly of Grammercy Way, also pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with Intent …

  Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for killing a woman inside a Maple Shade motel last spring. Alexander Rivera, 27, must serve 85 percent of the term before becoming eligible for parole. Rivera pled guilty in July to Aggravated Manslaughter (First …

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a special education teacher at Chatsworth Elementary School has been charged with sexually touching seven students while they were enrolled at the school. Vincent Root, 58, of Carpenter Street in Philadelphia, was charged with seven counts of Sexual Assault (Second Degree) and seven counts of Endangering the …

The third annual Burlington County Expungement Clinic will be held Thursday, November 2nd from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at two locations, Tabernacle Baptist Church in Burlington City and the JFK Recreation Center in Willingboro Township. Those who attend will be able to speak with an attorney to see whether certain non-violent convictions can be …