Mt. Holly Man Charged in 2013 Murder of Homeless Man in Cherry Hill

A Mount Holly man has admitted to stabbing a homeless man to death in Cherry Hill in December, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Cherry Hill Police Chief Bud Monaghan announced Friday morning.

Daniel Jurczyk,, 21, admitted on Sept. 30 to stabbing James Conley, 50, in the back in a detached storage shed located on the rear of the property on the 2400 block of Church Road on Dec. 18, 2013.

Jurczyk is currently incarcerated on other charges.

On Dec. 18, 2013, at 1:38 am, the Cherry Hill Police Department responded to the scene for a report of a person in need of medical attention.

Conley was located in the shed, awake and alert, and told officers he was feeling pain in his ribs and could not feel his legs.

Conley said he had accidentally fallen. While en route to Cooper University Hospital, emergency medical personnel noticed Conley had several wounds on his back that were consistent with stab wounds.

Conley became paralyzed from the chest down as a result of the injuries he sustained on that day. On June 9, Conley died from his injuries.

On June 11, Dr. Charles Siebert of the Gloucester/Camden/Salem County Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy.

He initially ruled the manner and cause of death as pending, but alerted investigators that Conley’s death was probably a homicide.

On Aug. 28, Siebert concluded his evaluation and ruled the manner of Conley’s death to be homicide.

During the next few months, Detective John Moyer of the Cherry Hill Police Department and Detective Michael Rhoads of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office were able to identify Jurczyk as a suspect.

He admitted to the stabbing during an interview with detectives on Sept. 30.