Woman Charged in 2018 Willingboro Fatal Hit-and-Run on Route 130
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon announced that a 35-year-old Willingboro Township woman was charged yesterday with causing the death of a man she struck while driving on Route 130 late last year. Nekeya Grady, of the first block of Meadowlark Lane, did not stop after the collision or …
Marlton Man Charged with Having Sex with Underage Girl in His Home
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Evesham Township Police Chief Christopher Chew announced that a Marlton man has been charged with having sex in his home with an underage girl he met through a messaging app. Charles E. Torrence, 49, of the 300 block of Summer Lane, was charged with Sexual Assault (Second Degree) and …
Willingboro Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Causing Death of Teenage Marlton Customer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 22-year-old Willingboro drug dealer who delivered heroin to the Marlton home of a teenage girl who fatally overdosed in late 2017 was sentenced in Superior Court today to eight years in New Jersey state prison. Under the No Early Release Act, Austin F. Cooper must serve 85 …
Pemberton Man Arrested for Stabbing Brother, Setting House Afire
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David Jantas announced that a Pemberton Township man has been charged with stabbing his brother in the home that they share after his brother tried to prevent him from setting the residence on fire following an argument. Thomas E. Pearson, 55, of the 400 block …
Mt. Laurel Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Crash that Killed Husband
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Mount Laurel woman was sentenced today to five years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of her husband in late 2017 after the car she was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole and overturned in a wooded area in Delran. Tameka Lawson, …
“Operation Helping Hand” Offers Substance Abuse Treatment Immediately Following Narcan Revival
A new initiative that offers assistance to substance abusers in the moments after they have been revived from an overdose has resulted in dozens of Burlington County residents being connected to addiction treatment services under a grant-funded program dubbed Operation Helping Hand, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today. “Our Office has made it a …
Lumberton Man Sentenced to 20 Years in State Prison for Manslaughter, Attempted Murder in 2018 Lumberton Stabbings
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Lumberton man was sentenced today in Superior Court to 20 years in New Jersey state prison for stabbing two New York City men, one fatally, during a street fight in Lumberton in February 2018. Supreme Life, 57, of the first block of Coriander Drive, must serve 85 …
Parents Indicted for Murder in 2018 Suffocation Death of 4-Month-Old Son
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that the parents of a four-month-old boy who suffocated early last year at the motel where the family was living have been indicted for Murder in connection with his death. William Herring, 42 and Brianna Brochhausen, 23, whose residence at the time of the incident was the Hilltop Motel …
Lumberton Woman Who Smothered Son After Using Drugs Indicted on Homicide Charge
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 33-year-old Lumberton woman whose young son died earlier this year after she became impaired and passed out on top of him has been indicted on a homicide charge. Antoinette King, of Dove Court, was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury on charges of Manslaughter (Second …
Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Mt. Holly Convenience Store at Gunpoint Twice in 2017
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 31-year-old Lumberton man pled guilty to 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 will be sentenced to 14 years in state prison in exchange for pleading guilty to …