BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend

   BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A HamiltonTownship man pleaded guilty Monday to killing his girlfriend inside of her home in the Bradford Pointe Apartments on Nov. 7, 2011, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi.
   Noel Irizarry, 41, of Harrison Avenue in Hamilton, admitted to strangling Misty D. Ramos, 31, inside her apartment at 122 Bradford Court.
   Mr. Irizarry pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated manslaughter in exchange for 30 years in New Jersey State Prison. Under the No Early Release Act, he must serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
   State Superior Court Judge Jeanne T. Covert scheduled sentencing for June 1. At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, Judge Covert revoked Mr. Irizarry’s bail, which had been set at $1 million.
   On the day of her death, Bordentown Township police were called to the home of the victim by family members who had become worried that she failed to pick up her child as previously planned.
   The investigation revealed that Mr. Irizarry and the victim were involved in a romantic relationship. Mr. Irizarry had been at her home earlier that day and had strangled her during the course of an argument.
   An autopsy performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood concluded that the manner of death was homicide and the cause was manual strangulation.
   Detectives from the Bordentown Township Police Department and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit conducted the investigation.