RIVERTON MAN CHARGED IN LAST THURSDAY FATAL STABBING AT THE RODEWAY INN HOTEL
" Taylor Perkins Has Been Charged With Murder & Weapons Offenses In The Stabbing Death Of Michael Jefferies."
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 4:55 A.M. ET. By George Petruska: Englebrook Independent News,
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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ.- Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw reported that a 29-Year-Old Riverton, New Jersey man was taken into Custody and Charged with Fatally Stabbing a man last Thursday at The Rodeway Inn located on Route 73 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
Taylor Perkins, 29, of Riverton, New Jersey has been Charged with One Count of First Degree Murder; Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Third Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Mr. Perkins was Taken into Custody on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Camden, New Jersey, and Remanded to The Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Members of The Mount Laurel Police Department responded to The Rodeway Inn on a report of Two Men Fighting. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Michael Jefferies, 36, unresponsive on the ground outside of a second-floor room near a stairwell, from apparent Stab Wounds. Mr. Jefferies was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A swift-moving investigation by Members of The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and The Mount Laurel Police Department was able to identify Mr. Perkins as a Suspect and the individual responsible for the Death of Mr. Jefferies.
The investigation further determined that after Stabbing Mr. Jefferies, Mr. Perkins fled on foot to a nearby BMW Dealership and drove off in a Sport Utility Vehicle. Perkins then abandoned the Sport Utility Vehicle in Evesham, New Jersey, and Stole a Truck belonging to an Xfinity worker who was up on a ladder. Mr. Perkins was later apprehended at a residence in Camden, New Jersey.
" 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 APRIL 25, 2023: LAW, BURLINGTON: