Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 25-year-old Clementon man has been convicted for his role in the fatal shooting of an apartment complex resident outside of his home three years ago.
A Superior Court jury deliberated for approximately two-and-a-half hours before returning a guilty verdict yesterday against Teon Macklin-Goodwine on charges of Felony Murder (First Degree), Robbery (First Degree), Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (Second Degree), Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (Second Degree) and Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons (Second Degree).
The Hon. Mark P. Tarantino, J.S.C., scheduled sentencing for August 29 in Mount Holly.
The investigation began after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Fox Meadow apartment complex the evening of January 16, 2022, for a report of shots fired. The victim, Ezekiel Sanders Jr., 32, was found on Gardenia Drive with gunshot wounds and taken by ambulance to Jefferson Hospital in Cherry Hill, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The investigation revealed that Macklin-Goodwine and a co-defendant, Gregory Berry, 24, of Glassboro, went to the victim’s apartment complex with the intention of committing a robbery. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Berry pled guilty last year to Aggravated Manslaughter (First Degree) in exchange for a recommended 17-year prison term. He is awaiting sentencing.
Macklin-Goodwine and Berry were prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Matt Lynch. The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Maple Shade Police Department, with assistance from the Glassboro Police Department. The lead investigators were BCPO Detective Sergeant Kevin Sobotka and MSPD Det. Brian Martino.