GUN PLAY ENDS WITH A PEMBERTON TEEN CHARGED WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS FRIEND
" Jah-son Jones, 18, Charged With Reckless Manslaughter & Weapons Offenses After Fatally Shooting Nasiah Carson, 19, Of Maple Shade."
September 17, 2022, 6:26 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
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MAPLE SHADE, NJ.- On Friday, September 16, 2022, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher announced that an 18-Year-Old Pemberton Township man has been Charged with Fatally Shooting his Friend in his Maple Shade, New Jersey home in the early morning hours yesterday.
Jah-son Jones, 18, of Pemberton Township, NewJersey has been Charged with Second Degree Reckless Manslaughter; Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Mr. Jones was processed on the Offenses and remanded to The Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly pending a Detention Hearing in Burlington County State Superior Court.
On Friday, September 16, 2022, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Members of The Maple Shade Police Department responded to a residence in the 300 block of South Coles Avenue on a report of a Shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered that Nasiah Carson, 19, had been taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey by family and friends in the home after the Shooting occurred. Mr. Carson succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased a short time later.
The ensuing investigation determined that the Shooting appeared to be accidental. Detectives further determined that Mr. Jones and Mr. Carson were Playing with a Handgun that the two believed was unloaded at the time Mr. Jones pointed it at Mr. Carson and squeezed the trigger. A Bullet was in the Chamber, and the Firearm Discharged, Striking the Mr. Carson.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER SEPTEMBER 17, 2022: LAW, BURLINGTON: