Burlington City, NJ man charged with attempted murder in stabbing
A 39-year-old Burlington City man has been charged with stabbing a man in the neck with a kitchen knife Monday inside a house on Linden Avenue.
Terrell Dennis has been slapped with multiple charges including attempted murder.
As police officers showed up at the home on East Federal Street, they found the 28- year-old victim and took him to a Trenton hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition.
The motive for the stabbing remains unclear, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.
Dennis was arrested in Camden and was being held at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly. A detention hearing will be held later this week.
NJ teachers and educators caught in sex crime busts
Over the past few years, state lawmakers have taken on the challenge of dealing with accused child predators among the ranks of teachers and educators.
In 2018, the so-called “pass the trash” law went into effect, requiring stricter New Jersey school background checks related to child abuse and sexual misconduct.
The follow individuals were arrested over the past several years. Some have been convicted and sentenced to prison, while others have accepted plea deals for probation.
Others cases are still pending, including some court delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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