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2005
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CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION
January 28, 2005
Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi reported today that a
16-year-old male faces adult charges in the fatal stabbing of a convenience
store clerk during an alleged robbery in Somerdale, N.J., in November
2004.
Superior Court Judge Angelo DiCamillo today granted the state's motion
seeking to have the juvenile waived to adult court. Later in the day,
Superior Court Judge Irvin Snyder set bail at $500,000 cash for the
defendant, Gregory Williams, of Washington Avenue in Blackwood. He
will continue to be held at the Camden County Youth Detention Center
in Blackwood in lieu of bail.
The victim, Suraj Gulabani, 21, of Somerdale, was working at the Country
Farm Market store, which is owned by his family, in the 400 block
of Warwick Road. It is alleged that Williams entered the store shortly
before 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 and attempted a robbery. The juvenile and
victim struggled, and it is alleged that the juvenile then stabbed
Gulabani multiple times with a kitchen knife. The victim was rushed
to Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, where he died shortly after
10 a.m.
Investigation indicates that the juvenile fled the store on foot after
the stabbing. A motorist observed the juvenile fleeing and reported
to authorities that he had seen the suspect proceed onto Sunset Drive
and run out of sight into a wooded area. A short time later, Somerdale
Police received a call from a resident of a home in the 700 block
of Sunset Drive reporting a break-in in progress. Police responded,
surrounded the home and apprehended the juvenile a short time later.
Further investigation revealed that relatives of the juvenile live
in the home and that the juvenile broke through a glass pane in the
home's back door while gaining entry.
All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless
and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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