Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Fatal Shooting in South Jersey

A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a botched robbery that resulted in the killing of a Woodlynne bakery owner, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo announced Monday evening.

Maurice Carter, 32, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

He must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

He was one of four people involved in the Oct. 14, 2009 shooting of Oscar Hernandez, 29, during a failed robbery at Alex’s Bakery on the 1600 block of Ferry Avenue in Woodlynne.

William Cooper Jr., 36, of Camden, and Rashawn Carter, 29, of Philadelphia, were found guilty by a jury on Nov. 18.

Both men were convicted on charges of felony murder, armed robbery and other offenses.

Cooper has been convicted of fatally shooting Hernandez during the botched robbery while the victim’s widow and several customers were in the store.

Both Carters aided Cooper in the robbery, which was stymied when none of the three were able to open the cash register.

Cooper and Rashawn Carter are scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 30.

Both men face a maximum sentence of life in prison for Felony Murder.

Latasha Baker, 35, of Woodlynne, was convicted by a jury on counts of felony murder, conspiracy and robbery in April for acting as a lookout in the incident.

She was sentenced in June to 45 years in state prison.

She received an additional 18 months of incarceration to be served consecutively for a count of hindering.

She must serve 85 percent of her sentence before she is eligible for parole.