Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that an 18-year-old Pemberton Township man has been indicted for fatally shooting a 17-year-old male and wounding a 17-year-old female last year in the 100 block of Snow Avenue in Browns Mills. The indictment against Kai Johnson charges him with Murder (First Degree), Attempted Murder (First Degree), Aggravated Assault (Second …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Riverton Police Chief John Shaw announced that a 51-year-old Williamstown contractor has been charged with taking nearly $75,000 as a down payment for a construction project but failing to perform any work at all on the Riverton customer’s home. Richard Smith Jr., of the 300 block of Bryn Mawr …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a grand jury has returned a 15-count indictment against a Mount Laurel man arrested last summer for bias intimidation of his neighbors, along with damaging property, stalking and narcotics violations, among other charges. Edward C. Mathews, 46, was indicted on charges of Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar announced that a 26-year-old Burlington Township drug dealer has been charged with causing the death of a Florence man who fatally overdosed in his home early last year on counterfeit prescription drugs that contained fentanyl. Marques A. Palmer, of the first block of …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a New York developer who purchased a historic Riverside commercial building to create luxury apartments in the seven-story landmark has pled guilty to using the credentials of a potential subcontractor to fraudulently gain approval for electrical permits from the township construction office. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Township Police Chief Stephen Riedener announced that the death of a 38-year-old woman whose body was found in her home yesterday afternoon is being investigated as a homicide. Melissa Malcolm, 38, was found deceased in her bed after officers from the Mount Laurel Police Department made entry …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 26-year-old Willingboro Township woman has been sentenced to an aggregate of 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a child in her home early last year. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Rachel Karngbaye pled guilty in September 2021 to Sexual Assault (Second …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters announced that a 19-year-old Browns Mills man has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. Dawson Simons, of the 300 block of Seminole Trail, was charged with three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (two Second Degree and …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 54-year-old Mount Holly drug dealer has been sentenced to 11 years in New Jersey state prison for narcotics possession and for causing the death of a Lumberton resident who fatally overdosed on fentanyl he bought from her. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Linda Naulty pled …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters announced that a 54-year-old Pemberton Township woman has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a teenage motorist late last year during a head-on collision that occurred after she left a Browns Mills bar. Wanda Sprague, of the 200 …