Tag: Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina
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Burlington County drug assistance program expands into court system
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on Feb. 12 that the county-sponsored “Operation Helping Hand” program expanded its services into two municipal court systems with potential to reach into other townships. Coffina said that the municipal court that serves Burlington City and Burlington Township now offers outreach and treatment options being offered to defendants charged…
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Prosecutor: North Carolina man sentenced for attempted murder at Bordentown truck stop
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina released a Nov. 8 announcement that a truck driver from North Carolina who was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a co-worker at a Bordentown Township truck stop late last year was sentenced to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison. Coffina said that Christopher Teeter, 42, of Wilmington,…
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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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Trenton drug dealer pleads guilty to death of Mansfield Township man
A Trenton man recently pled guilty to causing the death of a Mansfield Township man. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on July 30 that a Trenton drug dealer pled guilty in superior court to initiating the death of a customer by supplying the heroin that led to the Mansfield resident’s fatal overdose in the…
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North Carolina man found guilty of attempted murder at Bordentown truck stop
A North Carolina man was recently convicted for the attempted murder in 2018 of an employee at a Bordentown Township truck stop. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on Aug. 1 that a truck driver from North Carolina has been convicted in superior court for attempted murder and he was reported to have stabbed a…
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Third defedant charged in GoFundMe scam
The remaining defendant who had not pled guilty in connection to the fictitious GoFundMe campaign was indicted on May 7 for his role in the scam that misled donors into contributing more than $402,000 to a fabricated cause. The announcement came from Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina that Mark D’Amico, 39, of Florence, was indicted…
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County Prosecutor: Bordentown City man sentenced
A 58-year-old Bordentown City man was sentenced to serve six years in New Jersey state prison for having sexual contact with juvenile males last year, as well as possessing more than 1,000 images of child pornography. The sentence was handed down to Alan J. Berman, of Lucas Drive, by Judge Gerard H. Breland on May…
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County officials and municipal police departments team up to help with addiction
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine recently announced the implementation of a drug treatment program that allows people to walk off the street and into a police station to seek help with addiction is expanding to the City of Burlington. The program began on May 1 in the…
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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…