Crime & Safety
Burlington County Man Beat Victim To Death With Hammer: Report
A Browns Mills man beat a Delaware man to death with a hammer at a Salem County bus stop, nj.com reports.
CARNEYS POINT TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Burlington County man accused of beating a Delaware man to death at a truck stop in Salem County has reportedly admitted to killing the man with a hammer.
Marchello D. Williams, 40, of Browns Mills, admitted to striking 47-year-old Tysheem Porter, of Newark, Delaware, in the head with a hammer five or six times, nj.com reports.
Williams was arrested on May 7 at the Flying J Travel Center in Carneys Point just before 11 p.m. May 6, according to Carneys Point police. Williams was found sitting at a table in the drivers lounge, with Porter laying on the floor nearby.
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Porter was suffering from severe injuries to the head, and was pronounced deceased on the scene, police said.
Williams was arrested, charged with murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and lodged in the Salem County Correctional Facility.
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It isn’t clear what the motive was for the attack.
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