Tag: Burlington County Prosecutor Office
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Prosecutor: Texas man indicted for threatening, racist post in Northern Burlington High School student group chat
A Texas man has been indicted by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office for an alleged violent, racist posting in student group chat among Northern Burlington County Regional High School students. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina released an announcement on Jan. 15 that a 21-year-old Texas man was charged for posting a comment calling for racial…
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Trenton man sentenced to eight years in prison for liability for drug-induced death
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Trenton man was sentenced to prison for his connection to the death of a Mansfield Township resident. Coffina released a Sept. 20 announcement that 29-year-old Darius Beckett was a Trenton drug dealer who was sentenced to eight years in prison for the distribution of heroin to a…
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Man sentenced to life following armed robbery in Florence Township
A Mount Holly resident with an extensive history of arrests was sentenced to life in prison on April 18 by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The sentencing came after a conviction for the armed robberies of a Florence Township convenience store and gas station two years ago. According to Coffina, it was the ninth conviction…
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Bordentown City man pleads guilty to sexual contact with underage male
A Bordentown City man pled guilty in Superior Court on Jan. 29 to having sexual contact with an underage male and possessing more than 1,000 images of child pornography, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Coffina announced that the 58-year-old city resident, Alan J. Berman of the 100 block of Lucas Drive, pled guilty…
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Prosecutor: Beverly City man sentenced to 50 years for Florence homicide
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced in a statement on Dec. 26 that a Beverly City resident, who was convicted of fatally shooting a man in Florence Township two years ago, has been sentenced to 50 years in a New Jersey state prison. Anthony Harris, 32, of Beverly City, was sentenced on Dec. 20 by…
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County Prosecutor: Florence couple’s GoFundMe campaign was fabricated
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on Nov. 15. that an investigation behind the Florence Township couple’s successful GoFundMe campaign that raised money for a homeless veteran was “fictitious and formed the basis of a scam.” “The entire campaign was predicated on a lie,” Prosecutor Coffina said. “Less than an hour after the GoFundMe campaign…
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Jury finds Beverly City resident guilty of killing Florence man
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on Oct. 31 that a Beverly City resident has been found guilty by a jury of killing a Florence resident in 2016. The jury found Anthony M. Harris, 32, guilty of aggravated manslaughter (first degree), possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (second degree) and unlawful possession of…
