A Gloucester Township man has been charged with the fatal stabbing of his wife on April 28, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Police Chief Anthony Minosse.
Officers responded to a call on the 100 block of Freedom Way at about 2:25 a.m. and arrested 50-year-old Jerome Morris, who was holding a knife and covered in blood, police said. They located 51-year-old Monica Morris in a third-floor bedroom engulfed by fire. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Besides the township, firefighters from Erial, Pine Hill and Winslow helped extinguish the blaze. Two other adult residents of the home escaped without injury.
Three township police officers suffered minor injuries while inside the residence. Two were treated on scene and one was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released, police said.
Jerome Morris has been charged with first-degree murder and possession of a weapon. He was transported from the home to an area hospital, then remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the county fire marshal’s office and additional charges related to it may be filed later depending on the findings.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Vincent Russomanno of the prosecutor’s office homicide unit at (856) 729-0660 or Det. Tom Sherman of the township police at (856) 374-5701. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
