NJ man guilty of killing man, stealing utility worker’s truck

⬛ NJ man convicted in stabbing death

⬛ Victim killed was a Mount Laurel man

⬛ Attacker then stole SUV from BMW dealership, Xfinity work truck

MOUNT LAUREL — A man has been convicted of stabbing another man to death at a hotel along Route 73, before fleeing and stealing two different vehicles in a failed getaway.

Taylor Perkins, of Riverton, was found guilty by a Burlington County jury of manslaughter and eluding, as well as two counts of theft by unlawful taking, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.

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In April 2023, Mount Laurel police responded to a report of a fight at the Rodeway Inn and found 36-year-old Michael Jefferies unresponsive, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said.

Officers found the Mount Laurel resident lying on the ground outside of a second-floor room near a stairwell, Bradshaw said.

NJ killer steals SUV, ditches for stolen work truck

Investigators said after the stabbing, Perkins ran to a nearby BMW dealership also along Route 73 and drove off in an SUV.

He abandoned that vehicle in Evesham, where police said he stole a truck from an Xfinity worker who was up on a ladder.

Perkins was eventually tracked down and arrested in Camden at a residence on Decatur Street.

Jefferies died from multiple stab wounds, as confirmed by the Burlington County Medical Examiner.

Sentencing was set for Oct. 18 in Superior Court.

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