Crime & Safety

Schwenksville Man Dead Following Fight in NJ

Three suspects were arrested in connection with the incident; police have no information on the cause of the fight.

UPDATE: This story was updated at 3:54 p.m. with information from the Burlington County District Attorney's Office.

A Schwenksville man has died following injuries sustained in a fight in New Jersey this past weekend, Patch has confirmed. 

Robert Bradbury was left unconscious following the fight in Florence, NJ in the early morning hours of Oct. 20, the Courier Post of Cherry Hill, NJ reported.

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Bradbury, 27, was found unconscious by Florence Township Police at 2:06 a.m., according to the article. Police have not determined the cause of the altercation.

A police investigation reportedly lead to a chase, both on car and on foot, and the arrest of three suspects relating to the incident. 

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William Emmons Jr., of Browns Mills, NJ, was charged with burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, eluding, receiving stolen property, drug possession, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and multiple motor vehicle offenses.

Larry Roberson, 26, and Shondale Woods, 21, both of Florence, NJ, were both charged with failure to render aid. Roberson was additionally charged with aggravated assault; Woods with obstruction of justice.

While Emmons, 23, was allegedly found in possession of brass knuckles, no weapons were believed to have been used in the fight, according to the article.

Joel Bewley of the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that Bradbury was pronounced dead on the evening of Oct. 20, and that there is an ongoing investigation being conducted by the prosecutor's office and the Florence Township Police Department.

"We are awaiting a final determination from the medical examiner as to the cause and manner of death," Bewley said in an e-mail. "The determination will take into consideration the results of toxicology tests, which are not expected to be returned for several weeks."

Bradbury's funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Oct. 26, with a viewing at 9 a.m., at the New Eden Fellowship in Schwenksville, according to the church.

Read more in the Courier Post article.


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