Crime & Safety

Oaklyn Man Charged With Robbing Palmyra Man

Kenneth Deshields, 30, of Oaklyn, and Lloyd Howard, 43, of Palmyra, were charged with robbery by force and theft.

Two men were charged with stealing cash from a male victim in Palmyra after stopping him to ask if he wanted to buy marijuana, the Burlington County Times reports.

Kenneth Deshields, 30, of Oaklyn, and Lloyd Howard, 43, of Palmyra, were charged with robbery by force and theft in connection with the March 31 robbery, according to the report.

By the time officers identified the suspects, Howard had already been arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon. New Jersey Transit Police captured Deshields Monday night, according to the report.

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