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Prosecutors say a woman shot and killed her wife Sunday in their New Jersey home. Laura Bluestein, 28, was charged Monday with first degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and tampering with evidence. Police were called Sunday by a relative of Bluestein, who reported a possible assault at her home in Mount Holly, New Jersey. When they arrived they found 29-year-old Felicia Dormans dead from a gunshot wound to the face. …

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ (CBS) – A United States Army major and his wife are facing charges for the alleged abuse of their three adopted children, including one who died in May 2008. A 17-count indictment released Tuesday charges Army Maj. John Jackson, and his wife, Carolyn, with neglect, abuse, cruelty, and torture. The couple, who live in Mount Holly, are behind bars. From about August 2005 until April 23, 2010, Carolyn Jackson, 35, and John E. Jackson, 37, formerly of the Picatinny Arsenal Installation in Morris County, NJ reportedly abused the three juveniles by breaking their bones, denying them medical...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) _ A couple charged with beating their baby to death then burning the body in a fireplace are to return to Burlington County to face murder charges this week, authorities said. Jessica Morgan and Kevin Abrahams were arrested July 16 in Kissimmee, Fla. Both are charged with murder. They did not fight extradition to New Jersey. Officials tracked them to Florida about a month after they left New Jersey. The charred remains of their infant son Sage Taylor Abrahams-Morgan, were found June 21 in the Burlington City home where the couple had lived. Burlington County authorities...