Mullica man pleads guilty in Hammonton supermarket carjacking
- MAYS LANDING - A 61-year-old Mullica Township man pleaded guilty Thursday to carjacking and other offenses after he tried to heist a woman's car in the parking lot of a Hammonton supermarket, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said.
George Burleigh faces 261/2 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to carjacking, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon by a convicted person and failure to register under Megan's Law, Housel said....Continue Reading
Jessica Timbal, 23, of Hammonton, was taking her 8-month-old baby to her car in the parking lot of the supermarket on the White Horse Pike at 10 a.m. July 11 when Burleigh put his hand over her mouth and held a knife to her stomach, Assistant Prosecutor Diane Ruberton said. He told her to get in the car, but Timbal refused. Burleigh then fled into a wooded area behind the supermarket.
Hammonton police found Burleigh in the woods a few minutes later, Ruberton said. He fought with the officers before they arrested him.
Burleigh was indicted in October and is being held in the Atlantic County Jail pending his sentencing Jan. 15.
Burleigh served about two years in prison on burglary and other charges, according to the state Department of Corrections Web site. He was released from South Woods State Prison in Sept. 2007.
He is also a convicted sex offender, and plastic gloves and thick string were found in his car, authorities said after his arrest in July.
Contact Elaine Rose: 609-272-7215
Posted in Atlantic, Breaking on Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:30 pm
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