28-YEAR-OLD CINCINNATI MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR VINELAND MURDERS
" Michael R. Loftin, Jr. Sentenced For His Role In The Shooting Deaths of 2 & Injuring 1."
Thursday, November 2, 2023, 5:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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VINELAND, NJ.- Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae reported that on Friday, October 27, 2023, Michael R. Loftin, Jr., 28, of Cincinnati, Ohio was Sentenced to a Term of 20 Years in New Jersey State Prison for his Role in a 2015 Shooting Homicide that Killed Two and Injured One. The Sentence will be Subject to The No Early Release Act which will Require Mr. Loftin, Jr. to Serve Eight-Five-Percent of his Custodial Term before becoming Eligible for Parole.
The Sentence was the result of a Trial, where a Jury sitting in Cumberland County, New Jersey, found Mr. Loftin, Jr. Guilty of One County of First Degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, for his role in The March 8, 2015 Vineland, New Jersey Shooting Homicide. The Jury Acquitted Loftin, Jr. on Two Counts of First Degree Murder; One Count of Aggravated Assault; and Two Second Degree Weapons Offenses.
On March 8, 2015, shortly after 12:00 a.m., Members of The Vineland Police Department responded to The 100 Block of West Grape Street in Vineland on a report of Multiple Gunshots. Upon arrival, Police Officers located a Motor Vehicle with Four People inside the vehicle. Inside the Vehicle Police Officers found Damien Mills Dead from a Gunshot Wound, Kevin Peterson had sustained Four Gunshot Wounds and later Died at the Hospital, Sharaine Randazzo was Struck in the Leg and recovered. The Fourth Victim in the Vehicle Ianneisha Gross, was not Struck by Gunfire, and escaped injury.
FILED UNDER: NOVEMBER 2, 2023: LAW, CUMBERLAND: