Men Charged In 2017 Camden County Murder Stole $10K: Report

CAMDEN, NJ — Two men who have been charged with the 2017 fatal shooting of a Pennsauken man reportedly escaped the scene with $10,000.

Danny Smith and Damien Sanchez are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Jerry Mass in 2017. Authorities previously said the shooting took place during an armed robbery.

A recent court ruling showed that $10,000 was stolen from the home that night, the Courier Post reports. A woman who was holding an 18-month-old baby at the time witnessed the shooting and directed Smith and Sanchez to a safe that contained $10,000, which they took.

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Smith was arrested at his home without incident on Thursday, Sept. 21. He was charged with one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of first-degree armed robbery, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree certain persons not to have weapons.

Sanchez was arrested in Camden by the US Marshals and charged with one count of first-degree felony murder and one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery.