Press Releases
Pemberton Man Indicted for Killing, Burying Acquaintance
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Pemberton Township man has been indicted for fatally shooting an acquaintance earlier this year and burying his body in the Pine Barrens. Charles McGee, 55, of Daisy Lane in Pemberton Township, was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury on one count of Murder (First Degree), Desecration …
Three Charged with Murder in Burlington City Fatal Shooting
BURLINGTON CITY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that three men have been charged with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old city resident early Sunday morning outside of a house in the 300 block of York Street. Murder and weapons charges were filed against the three …
Man Charged with Killing his Mother in her Edgewater Park Home
EDGEWATER PARK — Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess announced that a 53-year-old man has been charged with killing his mother inside of her residence at the Courtyard Apartments complex. Brian Templeton, who was staying with his mother at her unit in the 100 block of Cornwall …
Deadly Shooting in Burlington City’s Historic Yorkshire Section
BURLINGTON CITY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that a 20-year-old city man was fatally shot this morning outside of a house in the 300 block of York Street. Kion Edwards was pronounced dead at Virtua Willingboro Hospital following the 10:45 a.m. shooting in the city’s …
North Carolina Man Receives 20-Year Prison Term for Bordentown Truck Stop Attempted Murder
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a truck driver from North Carolina who was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a co-worker at a Bordentown Township truck stop late last year was sentenced today to 20 years in New Jersey state prison. Christopher Teeter, 42, of Wilmington, North Carolina, must serve 85 percent of …
Lumberton Woman Who Caused Son’s Death After Using Drugs Receives Prison Term
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Lumberton woman whose young son died earlier this year after she became impaired and passed out on top of him was sentenced today to four years in New Jersey state prison. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Philip E. Haines, J.S.C., to Antoinette King, 34, …
Georgia Man Charged with Running $86K Scam on New Jersey Couple
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that a Georgia man who convinced a New Jersey couple to send him $86,000 to buy a recreational vehicle that he never delivered has been extradited to stand charges in Superior Court. George M. Landry III, 67, of the first block of Tregoney Drive in Decatur, was charged …
Elizabeth Man Receives 10 Years in Prison for Drunken Crash that Killed Daughter
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that an Elizabeth man was sentenced today to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for driving impaired and causing the death of his daughter during a crash on Interstate 295 in Mount Laurel late last year. The sentence was handed down in Superior Court by the Hon. Gerard …
Camden Drug Dealer Charged with Causing Death of Customer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher Fletcher announced that a Camden drug dealer has been arrested on charges of causing the death of a customer to whom he sold fentanyl-laced cocaine earlier this year. Marquese Smith, 22, of the 2400 block of Baird Boulevard, was charged with one count of …
Pemberton Drug Dealer Charged with Causing the Death of Customer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David H. Jantas announced that a drug dealer from the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township has been charged with causing the death of a customer by supplying the fentanyl-laced heroin that led to her fatal overdose earlier this year. Terrance D. Walker, 37, of …