Bayville Man, NJ Corrections Officer Stole, Sold State Ammo For $475K, Prosecutors Say
A New Jersey Department of Corrections lieutenant in charge of managing state ammunition stockpiles was charged with stealing and selling taxpayer-funded ammo for personal profit, authorities said.
Timothy Morris, 56, of Bayville (Ocean County), who served as NJDOC’s Range Master, is accused of illegally ordering excess ammunition and selling it on the secondary market, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced.
Morris allegedly pocketed more than $475,000 through this scheme while attempting to conceal his financial transactions, prosecutors said.
Morris, who has held his Range Master…
Newlyweds Killed By DUI Driver In Maurice River: Police, Records
A 25-year-old Atlantic City driver was under the influence when he struck another vehicle, leaving a pair of newlyweds dead early Saturday, Feb. 22 in Cumberland County, according to state police, court records, and those who knew the victims.
Levon Woods was heading east on Route 522 in Maurice River in a Kia when he struck a westbound Honda head-on around 4:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
The crash happened near milepost 19.4, and left both the driver, Thomas Splinter, 57, and passenger, Nancy Orellana-Splinter, 29 — both of Mays Landing — deceased, Marchan sai…
Vineland Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Toddler, Faces Life In Prison
A Cumberland County jury has found a 53-year-old man guilty on multiple charges for sexually abusing a 2-year-old child, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Jorge Deleon Diaz, a former Vineland resident, was convicted on four counts following a trial that began with jury selection on Feb. 4, 2025, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
Prosecutors presented eyewitness testimony, DNA evidence, and statements made by Diaz to prove he sexually assaulted the victim on July 25, 2023.
The jury returned a guilty verdict on the following charges:
First-Degree Aggravated Sex…
Vineland Man Gets 30 Years For Killing Ex's BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors
A 32-year-old Vineland man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 28, for shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and trying to hide his body under grass clippings, authorities said.
Brandon Dennis was convicted last month in the fatal shooting, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said
On Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 in Millville, law enforcement discovered Patrick Trotter's body hidden under yard debris in a wooded area behind 519 East Main St., Webb-McRae said.
Investigators said Dennis broke into a nearby home where Trotter, 32, was staying, Webb-McRa…
Vineland Man Gets Life For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head: Prosecutors
A 31-year-old Vineland man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, Jan. 24 for shooting a Bridgeton man who died more than a year after he was shot, authorities said.
Marese Washington Jr., 31, was convicted last October of murder in the first degree, and aggravated assault, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
On Friday, July 24, 2020, State police responded to a car crash and found 26-year-old Kesean Bey shot in the head in the driver's seat of his vehicle.
Investigators used surveillance video, ballistic evidence, and cellphone location data to arrest Washingto…
Trio Sentenced For Murder Of Youth Football Coach At Middle School In Millville: Prosecutor
Three men received lengthy prison sentences on Friday, Jan. 10, for murdering a youth football coach after a practice in 2018.
Eugene Cosby, a 48-year-old Malaga resident, Will El-Bey, a 28-year-old Vineland resident and Clifton Bailey, a 33-year-old Camden resident were convicted for the murder of Joseph Jones, 37, last fall, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, Jones was shot 10 times in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville, Webb-McRae said.
The three men and others traveled from the Carver Village Apartments in Vineland to t…
