Indictments Handed up Sept. 1

COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up the following indictments Sept. 1:
Paul Stabler
Paul Stabler, 51, of Burleigh, was indicted on charges of arson and criminal mischief for setting fires at Morey’s Piers back in May. Stabler allegedly set fires in trash cans, one of which caused damage to a 48 foot section of the Wildwood Boardwalk.
The call came into police at 4:15 a.m. May 19.  Emergency personnel found a plastic trash bin engulfed in flames and a similar but smaller fire in another nearby trash bin. According to the indictment the fires caused over $2,000 worth of damage to the boardwalk.
Video footage from a city-owned surveillance system led police to Stabler.
James Marx
James Marx, 40, of Whitesboro, was indicted for shoplifting merchandise valued in excess of $200 from a Rio Grande supermarket July 11. That week, Middle Township Police reports show that police responded to 10 shoplifting calls at merchants including in Court House and Rio Grande.
Marx was arrested for shoplifting in June and August, both before and after the offense for which he was indicted by the grand jury Sept. 1. He was also arrested in June and July on warrants and in May for defiant trespass.
Following an arrest for shoplifting Aug. 31, Marx was lodged at the Cape May County Correctional Center.
Michael P. Kelly, Jason W. Young
Michael Kelly, 41, of Cape May, and Jason W. Young, 43, of Villas, were indicted for third degree burglary and theft along with conspiracy to commit the crime of fencing, also third degree. In addition, Kelly was allegedly found to be in possession of oxycodone, a Schedule II drug, which led to an additional charge of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS).
The two allegedly entered a residence on Ohio Avenue, Villas May 21 and took property valued in excess of $500. 
In February, Kelly was arrested and charged with burglary, theft, possession of heroin and resisting arrest.  In that case, police used tracking software on a stolen computer tablet to track the property taken in the burglary directly to a residence on Shunpike Road.
At that time, Kelly was lodged at the Cape May County Correctional Center in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Robert Powers
On October 27, 1996, Robert Powers, of Middle Township, was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child. After incarceration, Powers was placed on community supervision for life. This week the grand jury indicted Powers on violation of his community supervision, a third degree crime.
According to the indictment, Powers failed to refrain from using a CDS forbidden under the conditions of his supervision.  Powers also allegedly failed to successfully complete a residential treatment program during the months of June and July.
Mohamed Elgendy
Mohamed Elgendy, 25, was indicted for third degree burglary after he allegedly unlawfully entered a residence on East Burk Avenue in Wildwood June 14. No charge of theft was included in the indictment. Unable to post $5,000 bail, Elgendy was lodged at the Cape May County Correctional Center.
George Kelly
George Kelly was arrested in Wildwood for an incident that occurred June 17. Kelly allegedly entered an apartment on East Cresse Avenue and took property valued in excess of $200.  He was indicted for burglary, third degree and theft, fourth degree. Two weeks later, July 8, Kelly was again arrested for violation of the conditions of a sentencing.
The individuals are only charged with the offenses and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.