PRESS RELEASE
July 1, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Michael L. Pavlyik (DOB 9/16/70), a former resident of Greenwich Township, Gloucester County NJ was sentenced today to 33 years in New Jersey state prison on seven counts of sexually assaulting and endangering his stepdaughter, starting when she was eight years old and continuing for more than two years.
Pavlyik was convicted of all crimes charged in a jury trial that ended 4/1/11. He was found guilty of committing sexual intercourse, multiple acts of oral sex, fondling the victim and showing pornographic material to her on a home computer. He was arrested on the charges by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office in March 2007. He has been in jail since his conviction, his bail revoked.
Pavlyik also was found guilty of possessing an explosive device- a nine-inch tube filled with black powder- found in his former 180 Harmony Rd. residence.
Praising the courage of the victim for coming forward and noting that the defendant remains remorseless over what he called “horrible acts,” Superior Court Judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. rejected defense requests to sentence Pavlyik as if the primary offenses were second-degree (5-10 yrs) rather than first degree (10-20 yrs). He also ruled that at least one consecutive sentence was in order on the three first-degree sexual assault counts because of the time frame in which the crimes occurred, and he imposed the sentence in that fashion- two 18-year terms that run concurrently and a consecutive 15 year term, for a total of 33 years.
“These clearly are separate crimes occurring at separate times over a period of at least three years,” the judge said. He noted that while the oral sex crimes occurred close in time to each other, the sexual intercourse for which he imposed 15 years was entirely separate.
Pavlyik must serve 85 percent of the 33 year term before being considered for parole. Upon release he will be subject to 15 years of supervision and the conditions of Megan’s Law for sex offenders.
Pavlyik additionally was sentenced to concurrent eight year terms on four second-degree sexual assault counts and five years each for the obscene material and explosive device convictions. Judge Marshall ordered $1795.79 in restitution for victim counseling costs.
The incidents took place while the stepdaughter, who testified in Pavlyik’s trial, visited her biological mother in Greenwich Township. She lives in Maryland with her biological father.
Prior to sentencing, Judge Marshall denied a motion for a new trial, saying the rulings he made in Pavlyik’s trial were appropriate.
Senior Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Audrey Curwin, who presented the case against Pavlyik, read a letter from the victim about the “torture” of her experiences and her self-blame, but also about her resilience. “I’ve been through hell and I’m still trying to find my way back,” she wrote. Her father also spoke, asking the court to consider his daughter’s life “has been turned upside down.”
Curwin had argued for consecutive sentences, saying “this was not something which was an act of aberrant behavior” in a limited time span. “These were ongoing physical sexual assaults upon a child for years.”
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Man Sought in Heights Shooting Arrested in Phila.
PRESS RELEASE
July 1, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Joseph Evola, (DOB 10/4/68) formerly of Lumberton NJ, wanted in connection with the shooting and wounding of a Woodbury Heights NJ man outside his home on Monday (6/27), has been arrested in Philadelphia.
The 2:45 p.m. arrest Thursday (6/30) at a pizza shop at 2461 Grant Ave. in Northeast Philadelphia was by members of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s fugitive unit and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force in Camden. It was without incident. Evola was not carrying a weapon.
Evola is charged with two counts of aggravated assault- one with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, theft and eluding police. Evola fled from the scene of the shooting on Park Avenue in Woodbury Heights in a vehicle stolen in Philadelphia, which he crashed at a Gloucester City NJ exit of Route 676. He then fled from the crashed car.
Bail for Evola was set at $75,000 on the New Jersey charges. He is being held in Philadelphia on a fugitive warrant pending an extradition hearing.
The 52-year-old victim was wounded in the thigh and a finger by a shot fired from a 9 mm handgun. He was treated at Cooper Medical Center in Camden and released the evening of the shooting. The incident occurred when the victim left his home to investigate his son’s report of a stranger in a car outside the residence.
“We are pleased to get this dangerous individual off the streets, thanks to the outstanding work of the U.S. Marshals, the Woodbury Heights Police Department and the GCPO fugitive unit,” said Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton.
July 1, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Joseph Evola, (DOB 10/4/68) formerly of Lumberton NJ, wanted in connection with the shooting and wounding of a Woodbury Heights NJ man outside his home on Monday (6/27), has been arrested in Philadelphia.
The 2:45 p.m. arrest Thursday (6/30) at a pizza shop at 2461 Grant Ave. in Northeast Philadelphia was by members of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s fugitive unit and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force in Camden. It was without incident. Evola was not carrying a weapon.
Evola is charged with two counts of aggravated assault- one with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, theft and eluding police. Evola fled from the scene of the shooting on Park Avenue in Woodbury Heights in a vehicle stolen in Philadelphia, which he crashed at a Gloucester City NJ exit of Route 676. He then fled from the crashed car.
Bail for Evola was set at $75,000 on the New Jersey charges. He is being held in Philadelphia on a fugitive warrant pending an extradition hearing.
The 52-year-old victim was wounded in the thigh and a finger by a shot fired from a 9 mm handgun. He was treated at Cooper Medical Center in Camden and released the evening of the shooting. The incident occurred when the victim left his home to investigate his son’s report of a stranger in a car outside the residence.
“We are pleased to get this dangerous individual off the streets, thanks to the outstanding work of the U.S. Marshals, the Woodbury Heights Police Department and the GCPO fugitive unit,” said Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton.
Harrisonville NJ Man Pleads to CVS Robberies
PRESS RELEASE
June 30, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Howard D. Lopez (DOB 4/20/81) of Harrison Township NJ pleaded guilty today (6/30) to robbing two CVS drug stores of painkiller pills in July 2010.
In a plea agreement, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Joseph More will recommend Lopez be sentenced to four years in New Jersey state prison for each robbery, the terms to run concurrently. He will be ineligible for parole for 85 percent of the term (3 years, four months) and be subject to three years of parole supervision after prison.
Superior Court judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. scheduled sentencing for Aug. 19. Lopez has been held in the Gloucester County Jail in default of $100,000 bail since his 8/10/10 arrest.
In his guilty pleas, Lopez acknowledged he threatened employees of CVS stores in Franklin and Harrison townships, Gloucester County NJ on 7/19/10 and 7/28/10. His lawyer asked whether he told store workers he “would do bodily harm to them if they did not comply with giving him oxycodone pills” and Lopez said he did. He left with pills in both cases, he said.
June 30, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Howard D. Lopez (DOB 4/20/81) of Harrison Township NJ pleaded guilty today (6/30) to robbing two CVS drug stores of painkiller pills in July 2010.
In a plea agreement, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Joseph More will recommend Lopez be sentenced to four years in New Jersey state prison for each robbery, the terms to run concurrently. He will be ineligible for parole for 85 percent of the term (3 years, four months) and be subject to three years of parole supervision after prison.
Superior Court judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. scheduled sentencing for Aug. 19. Lopez has been held in the Gloucester County Jail in default of $100,000 bail since his 8/10/10 arrest.
In his guilty pleas, Lopez acknowledged he threatened employees of CVS stores in Franklin and Harrison townships, Gloucester County NJ on 7/19/10 and 7/28/10. His lawyer asked whether he told store workers he “would do bodily harm to them if they did not comply with giving him oxycodone pills” and Lopez said he did. He left with pills in both cases, he said.
Deptford Man Faces 7 Yrs NJSP in Stabbing
PRESS RELEASE
June 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Brian S. Kramer (DOB 12/24/85) of 715 Glenside Ave., Deptford NJ pleaded guilty today to second-degree aggravated assault in a knife attack on a 46- year-old Deptford man at a baby shower at the defendant’s residence.
In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Staci Scheetz will recommend that Kramer be sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State prison. Under the plea agreement, he will be ineligible for parole for nearly six years and will be subject to three years of parole supervision upon release from prison. Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for Aug. 12. He remains in the county jail in default of $50,000 bail.
In his plea, Kramer said the victim “was beating up on my little sister and a fight broke out” on 3/27/10. The victim sustained a laceration to the chest, a broken rib and a collapsed lung. Kramer was arrested at the scene. The victim was identified as the ex-boyfriend of Kramer’s aunt, who considers Kramer her son. The sister Kramer alluded to is his cousin, who was having the baby shower.
A codefendant in the case, Timothy Lockhart (DOB 12/10/61) of 245 Amherst St., Deptford is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly striking another man at the party who sustained a broken eye socket. Lockhart has a court hearing Tuesday (6/28).
June 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Brian S. Kramer (DOB 12/24/85) of 715 Glenside Ave., Deptford NJ pleaded guilty today to second-degree aggravated assault in a knife attack on a 46- year-old Deptford man at a baby shower at the defendant’s residence.
In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Staci Scheetz will recommend that Kramer be sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State prison. Under the plea agreement, he will be ineligible for parole for nearly six years and will be subject to three years of parole supervision upon release from prison. Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for Aug. 12. He remains in the county jail in default of $50,000 bail.
In his plea, Kramer said the victim “was beating up on my little sister and a fight broke out” on 3/27/10. The victim sustained a laceration to the chest, a broken rib and a collapsed lung. Kramer was arrested at the scene. The victim was identified as the ex-boyfriend of Kramer’s aunt, who considers Kramer her son. The sister Kramer alluded to is his cousin, who was having the baby shower.
A codefendant in the case, Timothy Lockhart (DOB 12/10/61) of 245 Amherst St., Deptford is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly striking another man at the party who sustained a broken eye socket. Lockhart has a court hearing Tuesday (6/28).
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Woodbury Heights NJ Man Shot, Wounded Outside Home
PRESS RELEASE
June 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
A 52-year-old Woodbury Heights NJ man was shot and wounded in the leg and hand outside his Park Avenue home about 9:24 Monday night, after which the unknown assailant fled in a stolen car that he crashed at a Route 676 exit in Gloucester City.
The gunman, who used a 9 mm handgun, fled from the crashed car and is still being sought. He is described as a white male, in his 30s, about six feet tall and about 180 pounds. He was said to be wearing black shorts and a white tank top.
The vehicle he fled in, pursued by Woodbury Heights police, was a black sedan stolen in Pennsylvania.
The victim, who was shot through a thigh and also struck in a finger by a single shot, was treated at Cooper Medical Center in Camden and released.
The shooting occurred after the victim’s son noticed a man he did not recognize in a car outside the Park Avenue residence and informed his father. The victim, shot when he went outside to investigate, told police he did not recognize the gunman’s voice.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Det. Stacie Lick of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 384-5608 or use the GCPO’s anonymous text messaging system. Text GLOTIP, the message and CRIMES.
June 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
A 52-year-old Woodbury Heights NJ man was shot and wounded in the leg and hand outside his Park Avenue home about 9:24 Monday night, after which the unknown assailant fled in a stolen car that he crashed at a Route 676 exit in Gloucester City.
The gunman, who used a 9 mm handgun, fled from the crashed car and is still being sought. He is described as a white male, in his 30s, about six feet tall and about 180 pounds. He was said to be wearing black shorts and a white tank top.
The vehicle he fled in, pursued by Woodbury Heights police, was a black sedan stolen in Pennsylvania.
The victim, who was shot through a thigh and also struck in a finger by a single shot, was treated at Cooper Medical Center in Camden and released.
The shooting occurred after the victim’s son noticed a man he did not recognize in a car outside the Park Avenue residence and informed his father. The victim, shot when he went outside to investigate, told police he did not recognize the gunman’s voice.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Det. Stacie Lick of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 384-5608 or use the GCPO’s anonymous text messaging system. Text GLOTIP, the message and CRIMES.
Deptford Man Faces 7 Yrs NJSP in Stabbing
PRESS RELEASE
June 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Brian S. Kramer (DOB 12/24/85) of 715 Glenside Ave., Deptford NJ pleaded guilty today to second-degree aggravated assault in a knife attack on a 46- year-old Deptford man at a baby shower at the defendant’s residence.
In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Staci Scheetz will recommend that Kramer be sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State prison. Under the plea agreement, he will be ineligible for parole for nearly six years and will be subject to three years of parole supervision upon release from prison. Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for Aug. 12. He remains in the county jail in default of $50,000 bail.
In his plea, Kramer said the victim “was beating up on my little sister and a fight broke out” on 3/27/10. The victim sustained a laceration to the chest, a broken rib and a collapsed lung. Kramer was arrested at the scene. The victim was identified as the ex-boyfriend of Kramer’s aunt, who considers Kramer her son. The sister Kramer alluded to is his cousin, who was having the baby shower.
A codefendant in the case, Timothy Lockhart (DOB 12/10/61) of 245 Amherst St., Deptford is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly striking another man at the party who sustained a broken eye socket.
June 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Brian S. Kramer (DOB 12/24/85) of 715 Glenside Ave., Deptford NJ pleaded guilty today to second-degree aggravated assault in a knife attack on a 46- year-old Deptford man at a baby shower at the defendant’s residence.
In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Staci Scheetz will recommend that Kramer be sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State prison. Under the plea agreement, he will be ineligible for parole for nearly six years and will be subject to three years of parole supervision upon release from prison. Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for Aug. 12. He remains in the county jail in default of $50,000 bail.
In his plea, Kramer said the victim “was beating up on my little sister and a fight broke out” on 3/27/10. The victim sustained a laceration to the chest, a broken rib and a collapsed lung. Kramer was arrested at the scene. The victim was identified as the ex-boyfriend of Kramer’s aunt, who considers Kramer her son. The sister Kramer alluded to is his cousin, who was having the baby shower.
A codefendant in the case, Timothy Lockhart (DOB 12/10/61) of 245 Amherst St., Deptford is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly striking another man at the party who sustained a broken eye socket.
Friday, June 24, 2011
W. Deptford Officer Becomes GCPO Det.
PRESS RELEASE
June 24, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Brandon Cohen, a seven year-veteran of the West Deptford Township (NJ) Police Department, has been sworn in as a detective with the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
Cohen, whose father retired as principal of West Deptford High School, will be assigned to the GCPO fugitive unit.
A West Deptford detective for the past 18 months, Cohen “comes highly recommended and has had an outstanding law enforcement career,” said Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton at a swearing-in ceremony Monday (6/20).
The prosecutor told Cohen he’s joining a group of investigators for whom “the mission is the most important thing,” who work well together and with other agencies. “I know you will teach us something and these guys will teach you some things as well,” he said.
GCPO Chief of Investigators Fred Suter said he once conducted a test of Cohen’s professionalism when he happened to be in West Deptford on police work and was invited to “mess with the new guy.” Suter said he got into the back of a cruiser and pretended to be an arrested subject. “I tried pushing all the buttons to see how he would react. He had a couple of good lines he came back with, but he was professional all the time. Several years later, I can see your reputation precedes
you, as a talented investigator and quality law enforcement officer.” Suter also thanked West Deptford Chief Craig Mangano for a “cooperative working relationship” with the GCPO.
June 24, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Brandon Cohen, a seven year-veteran of the West Deptford Township (NJ) Police Department, has been sworn in as a detective with the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
Cohen, whose father retired as principal of West Deptford High School, will be assigned to the GCPO fugitive unit.
A West Deptford detective for the past 18 months, Cohen “comes highly recommended and has had an outstanding law enforcement career,” said Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton at a swearing-in ceremony Monday (6/20).
The prosecutor told Cohen he’s joining a group of investigators for whom “the mission is the most important thing,” who work well together and with other agencies. “I know you will teach us something and these guys will teach you some things as well,” he said.
GCPO Chief of Investigators Fred Suter said he once conducted a test of Cohen’s professionalism when he happened to be in West Deptford on police work and was invited to “mess with the new guy.” Suter said he got into the back of a cruiser and pretended to be an arrested subject. “I tried pushing all the buttons to see how he would react. He had a couple of good lines he came back with, but he was professional all the time. Several years later, I can see your reputation precedes
you, as a talented investigator and quality law enforcement officer.” Suter also thanked West Deptford Chief Craig Mangano for a “cooperative working relationship” with the GCPO.
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