Deptford Man Gets 7 yrs NJSP in Stabbing

PRESS RELEASE
August 12, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO

Brian S. Kramer (DOB 12/24/85) of 715 Glenside Ave., Deptford NJ was sentenced today to seven years in New Jersey state prison for stabbing a 46-year-old Deptford man at a 3/27/10 baby shower at the defendant’s residence, and he and a codefendant face thousands of dollars in restitution for injuries to the victim of the knife attack and to another man assaulted at the shower

Kramer pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on the victim, who he believed was abusive to his cousin, who was having the baby shower. The victim, who was cut in the chest, sustained a collapsed lung and a broken rib, was the ex-boyfriend of the cousin’s mother, Kramer’s aunt. Kramer lived with the aunt.

“This was an unprovoked stabbing,” Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Staci Scheetz said. “The defendant does have an extensive criminal history, dating back to his juvenile years,” Kramer had 30 charges in 23 juvenile incidents and five Superior Court convictions as an adult, she said.

Medical bills for both victims were extensive, Scheetz said. The other victim, who was kicked and punched after throwing Kramer’s hat into a fire, is seeking $8,891 in restitution, she said. Codefendant Timothy Lockhart (DOB 12/10/61), of 245 Amherst St., Deptford, pleaded guilty 7/11/11 to aggravated assault in the incident and both defendants are expected to share in any restitution order. An Oct. 10 restitution hearing was scheduled by Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen- Jackson, who also said Kramer won’t be eligible for parole for 5 years, ll months.