Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley was killed when intruders stormed into her home on Oct. 15.
The case against five defendants charged in connection with the home invasion shooting death of a Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office detective will be moved to Atlantic County, a judge ruled Friday.at her Bridgeton residence. Four people are charged with murder in the case and a fifth is accused of trying to help cover up evidence.sought both to have the case moved out of Cumberland County and to have a different prosecutor assigned to the matter, citing potential conflicts of interest.
Nyshawn B. Mutcherson, 29, of Vineland, Jarred D. Brown, 31, of Bridgeton, Richard B. Hawkins Willis, 32, of Gloucester City, and Byron L. Thomas, 35, of Paulsboro, are each charged with first-degree counts of murder and murder during the commission of a burglary, second-degree burglary, multiple weapons offenses, hindering and obstruction in connection with Mosley’s death.
Defense attorneys asked that the case be moved to Atlantic County, which they said has similar racial demographics to Cumberland County.In a brief filed last week, Carroccia called the defense arguments meritless, saying existing venue change case law involves perceived biases among potential jurors, not members of the judiciary or court staff. But, prosecutors later dropped their argument against moving the case to another county.
Carroccia announced the state would now consent to the venue shift, though he offered no explanation for the prosecution’s change of stance on the issue.
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