PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING HIS COUSIN DURING AN ARGUMENT
" Antwian Warthen Of Pemberton Township, New Jersey Has Been Indicted On Charges Of Murder In Connection With The Shooting Death Of Horace Warthen."
August 6, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- On Friday, August 6, 2021 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Burlington County, New Jersey has returned an indictment against a Pemberton Township, New Jersey man on charges of fatally shooting his cousin during an argument earlier this year.
A Grand Jury indicted Antwian Warthen, 29, on charges of First Degree Murder, Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
The indictment was returned on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 and signed by Prosecutor Coffina. An arraignment will be held soon in Superior Court. Warthen, who lives in the Browns Mills section of the Township, has been lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since his arrest on February 20, 2021.
The investigation began on February 19, 2021 at approximately 9:15 p.m. when Members of The Pemberton Township Police Officers responded to Warthen's home for a report of a man severely bleeding, possibly due to a stab wound. Upon arrival, they were informed that Warthen had just transported his cousin, Horace Warthen, 39, of Burlington City, to Capital Health at Deborah Emergency Services.
Police responding to the medical center were told that Horace Warthen had been pronounced deceased by a physician after arriving at the facility a short time earlier. Antwian Warthen was at the hospital when police arrived but left on foot after they went inside to determine the status of Horace Warthen. Antwian Warthen was located by police walking in a nearby neighborhood approximately 30 minutes later and taken into custody for questioning.
The investigation revealed that Antwian Warthen shot Horace Warthen during an argument inside the residence, then drove him to the hospital to receive treatment.
The charges were presented to a grand jury by Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Hutchinson. The investigation was conducted by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the Pemberton Township Police Department. The lead investigators are Burlington County Prosecutor's Office Detective Jen Marchese and Pemberton Township Police Department Detective Stephen Price.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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