Officials: Suspect Arrested, Charged In Connection To Stabbing Death Of Beloved Deli Owner In South Jersey
AUDUBON, N.J. (CBS) -- Prosecutors in Camden County have announced an arrest in connection to the stabbing death of a beloved South Jersey deli owner. According to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, 18-year-old Dyheam Williams has been charged with the murder of Jerome Pastore.
Williams is also facing unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose charges.
According to police, Williams was arrested at his home in Lindenwold on Sunday and remanded to the Camden County Jail pending a pretrial detention hearing.
Witnesses say the incident happened just before 5 p.m. Friday after the suspect allegedly stole a tip jar off the counter inside of the Shamrock Delicatessen. Pastore chased the suspect across the street, where he was fatally stabbed.
The deli is closed this weekend and according to its marquee, it'll reopen on Monday.
A picture of Pastore sits atop a GoFundMe page started by patron Angelina Taylor to help support his wife and children.