Aberdeen Township Man Stabbed To Death In Wildwood

CLIFFWOOD, NJ — A 20-year-old man from the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen was killed Sunday in Wildwood.

This is according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto.

Kaiden Braithwaite, 20, from Cliffwood, was stabbed to death, said police.

DaJohn L. Taylor, 18, of Hightstown, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

At around 2:23 a.m. Sunday, the Wildwood Police Department received a 911 call for a disturbance in the area of Magnolia and Atlantic Avenue. On arrival, officers found Braithwait dead from numerous stab wounds, said the prosecutor.

According to the initial investigation, a group of people were walking by 307 East Magnolia Avenue around 2:15 a.m. and had a verbal argument with a second group standing on the porch.

The verbal dispute escalated to physical altercation that resulted in Taylor stabbing Braithwaite and two others multiple times, Sutherland said. He then fled the scene.

On Sunday evening, the Cape May County prosecutor filed first-degree murder charges, along with weapons charges, against Taylor.

On Monday afternoon, Taylor turned himself into the Wildwood Police Department at which time additional charges of attempted homicide and two counts of aggravated assault were also filed against him, Sutherland said.

Taylor was processed and lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Facility pending Court proceedings.

"This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges may be filed,” said Prosecutor Sutherland.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact the Major Crimes Unit of the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office at 609-465-1135, the Wildwood Police Department at 609-522-0222, or anonymously on the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office website at cmcpo.tips. Information can also be anonymously sent to the Cape May County Sheriff's Tip line at cmcsheriff.net and click on anonymous tip, or through the Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-889-3597.