Press Releases
Jury Finds Evesham Man Guilty of Killing Friend and his Dog
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 26-year-old Evesham man was found guilty yesterday in Superior Court of fatally stabbing a friend, as well as his dog, while robbing him in early 2022. After deliberating for just over an hour, a jury returned guilty verdicts against Donovan G. Hollingsworth on charges of Murder …
Pemberton School District Employee Charged with Attempting to Meet Student for Sex
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Acting Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Luis announced that a Pemberton Township School District employee was arrested today and charged with trying to arrange a sexual encounter with an underage female student. Christopher J. Perry, 34, of Piute Trail in Browns Mills, was charged with Attempted Sexual Assault …
Homeless Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman at Knifepoint
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 31-year-old homeless man has pled guilty to sexual assaulting an elderly woman at knifepoint during the summer of 2020 in Willingboro Township. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Shawn Midgette must serve 12 years in state prison in exchange for pleading guilty to Aggravated Sexual …
Former Willingboro Substitute Teacher Receives Prison for Sexual Relationship with Student
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 43-year-old Willingboro Township woman has been sentenced to five years in state prison for having a sexual relationship with a male student she met while substitute teaching at a public school. The sentence was handed down in Superior Court in Mount Holly last week by the …
Burlington City Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Shooting. The victim was also charged; faces multiple firearms violations
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that a 36-year-old city resident was arrested on attempted murder and weapons charges after shooting a man last month on a street in the city’s New Yorkshire neighborhood. Shaun M. Causey was charged with Attempted Murder (First Degree), Unlawful Possession …
Philly Man Pleads Guilty to 2022 Maple Shade Motel Homicide
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 27-year-old Philadelphia man pled guilty today in Superior Court to killing a woman inside a Maple Shade motel last spring. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Alexander Rivera admitted to the slaying in exchange for a 25-year term in state prison. His guilty plea to …
Marlton Man Sentenced to State Prison for Mt. Laurel Fatal Collision
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 45-year-old Marlton man has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of a Mount Laurel man during a high-speed collision on Hainesport Road last summer in Mount Laurel. The Hon. Terrence R. Cook, P.J.Cr., …
Former Hainesport Youth Pastor Sentenced for Online Sexual Exploitation of Young Males
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a Palmyra man who pled guilty to using social media to coax underage boys into sending him nude pictures and videos, then using that material to blackmail his victims into performing sexual acts on themselves for his enjoyment, was sentenced today to 25 years in state prison. …
Willingboro Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2019 Murder
Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a Willingboro Township man was sentenced today in Superior Court to life in prison without the chance of parole for the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township. The sentenced …
Florida Man Seeking Sex with Minor Charged with Luring in Westampton
Burlington County Prosecutor Lachia L. Bradshaw and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent announced that a 59-year-old bus driver from Florida has been charged with attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with an underage girl in a Westampton hotel. Gregory P. Tibbetts, of Ocoee, was under the impression that he was texting with a 14-year-old …