Deadly 2021 Birthday Party Mass Shooting: Charges Upgraded For Suspect In South Jersey
Charges have been upgraded for the gunman now accused of shooting two partygoers dead in an incident that killed a total of three and wounded nearly a dozen in 2021 in South Jersey.
Arthur Armstead, 30, of Fairfield Township, has been charged with first degree murder, one count of first degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and other related offenses in connection with the deaths of Kevin Elliott and Brailyn Holmes, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
Asia Hester, a 25-year-old healthcare worker, was also killed. Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, was previously charged…
Couple Rearrested In Case Of 100 Dead Dogs At South Jersey Home
A South Jersey couple has been rearrested on animal cruelty charges as a woman was found to be posing as an animal rescue worker, authorities said.
In August, more than 30 dead dogs were found at a home in Burlington County — and police had said there could be 70 more on the property.
Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, also had been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after the harrowing discovery at their Evesham home on the 600 block of Main Street was made Monday, Aug. 28, police said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, Evesham police said that Halbach had posed as a rescue wor…
Winners: Powerball Players Take Home $50K, Jackpot Rolls To $1.55B
Six New Jersey ticketholders matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn on Saturday, Oct. 7 winning the $50,000 third-tier prize.
These were four winners in South and Central Jersey and on the Jersey Shore:
130 Food Mart at 2900 Route 130 North in Delran, Burlington County,
Kc'S Korner at 100 Oaktree Avenue in South Plainfield, Middlesex County,
Snack Shack at 149 Lower Main St. in Aberdeen, Monmouth County, and,
Soda King at 300 Gordons Corner Road in Manalapan, Monmouth County.
The other $50,000 winners were in Essex and Morris c…
Pair Airlifted In South Jersey Dump Truck Collision With Van: Police
Two passengers were airlifted to an area hospital after a van collided with a dump truck in South Jersey, authorities said.
A van traveling south on Stanton Avenue in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, struck a westbound on Coles Mill Road at 6:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Franklin Township police.
Both vehicles overturned landing in a field.
Two of the van's male passengers,, ages 31 and 42, both of Vineland, were airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden in critical condition, police said.
A 55-year-old woman from Vineland driving the van was taken to a local hospit…
South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty To Drug, Weapons Offenses: Prosecutor
A 60-year-old drug dealer from South Jersey has admitted to selling cocaine and possessing several weapons, authorities said.
Kelvin Nixon, of Pleasantville, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 3, to first-degree possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and second-degree certain persons not to possess a weapon, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
On Dec. 18, 2022, a warranted search was made on one of Nixon’s vehicles in Atlantic City. Detectives found about 1.6 pounds of cocaine packaged in individual glass jars, a Smith & Wesson .38 Spec…
