Charges
PHILADELPHIA MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER, ROBBERY OF ATLANTIC CITY MAN
MAYS LANDING- A Philadelphia man is charged in connection to the shooting death of a 21 year-old man on Friday night, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. At 8:44 p.m., Friday Jan. 4, 2019, Atlantic City Police received a 911 call for a shooting at the Sunset Inn, reporting that a man had been …
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND
MAYS LANDING- Lashawn Smith pleaded guilty on Friday for the murder of his girlfriend that occurred on Nov. 3, 2017, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Smith, 36, pleaded guilty before Judge Bernard E. DeLury to first degree Murder with sentencing to be at the discretion of the court. As part of the plea, Judge DeLury entered a …
EHT MAN, WOMAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF 2 YEAR-OLD DOG ‘GUCCI’
MAYS LANDING- A man and a woman have been charged in connection to the death of a starved pit bull dog, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Trent Brewer, 22, and Oniesha Noble, 23, both of 311 Booker Ave., Egg Harbor Township, are both charged with animal cruelty, causing bodily injury resulting in death …
5 DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO DRUG INDUCED DEATH CHARGES; TOTAL OF 14 CHARGED IN 2018
MAYS LANDING- Since the start of the Drug Related Death (DRD) Investigation Squad within the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, on Feb. 6, 2017, 5 defendants have pleaded guilty to Strict Liability Drug Induced Death charges, accounting for the deaths of 5 different victims dating back to April 2016. A total of 14 people …
BLACKWOOD MAN CHARGED IN 2017 FATAL EXPRESSWAY CRASH
MAYS LANDING- Luis Cream, 36, has been charged in the death of a Camden woman who was killed in a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Cream is charged with second degree Vehicular Homicide for the death of Jalina Steele and two counts of fourth …
FERDINAND AUGELLO SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON, +30 YEARS FOR MURDER OF APRIL KAUFFMAN
MAYS LANDING—This morning Atlantic County Presiding Judge Bernard E. DeLury sentenced Ferdinand Augello to life in New Jersey state prison plus 30 years for the murder of April Kauffman on May 10, 2012, along with other charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. “Today, Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury sealed the fate of Freddy …
TRENTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STRICT LIABILITY HOMICIDE IN DRUG INDUCED DEATHS OF 2 ATLANTIC COUNTY VICTIMS
MAYS LANDING- A 27 year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection to the drug induced deaths of two men who he distributed heroin/fentanyl to in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jonathan Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree Strict Liability Homicide for the Drug-Induced Deaths of: Tuan Tran, 31, …
EGG HARBOR CITY TEEN CHARGED IN FATAL SHOOTING OF VENTNOR CITY MAN
MAYS LANDING-Sunil Edla, 61, was shot to death on Thursday evening and a teen is charged in connection to his murder, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Ventnor City Police Department received a 9-1-1 call on Nov. 15, 2018, at 8:04 p.m., for a report of a man down in the area of 8 …
VENTNOR MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN 2017 FATAL STABBING OF AC WOMAN, STABBING OF PENNSYLVANIA MAN
MAYS LANDING – Jose Lopez of Ventnor City pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of an Atlantic City woman and the non-fatal stabbing of a man on February 18, 2017, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jose B. Lopez, 53, pleaded guilty to the following charges: Murder of Bessy Blanco, 30 years in New …
MAN INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER IN FATAL SHOOTING OF EHT TEEN
MAYS LANDING – An Egg Harbor Township man is indicted in connection to the fatal shooting of a 16 year-old in January, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Ernesto A. Contreras Jimenez, 18, is indicted on the following charges: -First degree Aggravated Manslaughter -Second degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm -Second degree Possession of …