South Jersey Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor
A jury has convicted a Burlington County man of fatally shooting a woman in the head as she tried to sell him a cellphone, authorities said.
Marvin A. Coleman Jr., 24, of Willingboro was found guilty Tuesday, March 21, of murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
Coleman killed a 21-year-old Lindenwold woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township, Bradshaw said.
Police were called to the first block of Medley Lane just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7, 2019, for a report…
South Jersey Man Who Stalked VIctim, Plotted To Kill Witness, Gets 55 Years In State Prison
A man who stalked his murder victim and plotted to kill a witness has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said.
Former Lindenwold resident Kenneth Saal, 33, previously pleaded guilty to murder, burglary and stalking, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
The sentence was in connection with the murder of co-worker Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro.
During his guilty plea, Saal stated that in April 2019 he copied the victim’s house key while she was at work and used the key to enter her apartment on multiple days …
South Jersey Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Second Driver Sought
A Camden County woman has been charged in connection with a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Lindenwold, authorities said.
Raquel M. Syvertson, 52, of Atco, was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 21, with knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael P. McCarthy, Jr.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 5:42 p.m. Lindenwold police were dispatched to the 600 block of South White Horse Pike.
The pedestrian who was struck was identified as Dal B. …
Man, 35, Arrested On Burglary Charges In South Jersey: Police
A 35-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested on burglary charges in Burlington County, authorities said.
An extensive investigation was completed by members of the Evesham Township Investigative Bureau and on Saturday, Nov. 5, enough evidence was gathered to charge Shadeed Jordan of Lindenwold with burglary and theft in two cases, police said.
Jordan, who is already incarcerated (unrelated to the Evesham Township case), was served with his warrants and remains in jail, police said.
Jordan was charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief, police said.
Th…
South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others
A South Jersey man charged with a murder and conspiracy to commit murder pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities said.
Kenneth Saal, 33, formerly of Lindenwold, also admitted burglary and stalking in connection with the murder of Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
During the plea, Saal stated that in April 2019 he copied the victim’s house key while she was at work and used the key to enter her apartment on multiple days in the following months, Ciccone said.
He recounted how he planted …
South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says
A Central Jersey man was charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot, authorities said.
In August 2019, Kenneth Saal, 30, formerly of Lindenwold, in Camden County, was charged with murdering Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro, in her apartment. Saal was Byington’s coworker, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Plainsboro Police responded to Byington’s home after they were asked by her other coworkers to do a wellness check on her. When police arrived at approximately 5:57 p.m., they found Byington, who was pronounced dead at the…
