COURT HOUSE – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced Jan.16, Herbert E. Tozer, 53, from Middle Township, was sentenced to 28 years in state prison by Bernard E. DeLury, Jr., presiding judge of the Superior Court.
According to a release, this sentence was related to the Jan. 10, 2017 fatal stabbing of Robert Niemezura, that occurred at a Rio Grande motel.
The joint investigation of the incident was conducted by detectives from the Middle Township Police Department and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.
Tozer previously plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in state prison with no early release, by DeLury.
He was indicted March 28, 2017, on first-degree murder charges along with aggravated assault, hindering apprehension, and weapons related offenses.
Sutherland stated his office will continue to work hand in hand with local municipalities to aggressively investigate and prosecute violent crimes within the county and he recognized the investigative efforts of the officers and detectives involved in this investigation along with First Assistant Prosecutor
Robert Johnson who prosecuted this case.
Sutherland urged the citizens of Cape May County to report
information regarding any criminal activity within the community and that this information can be reported anonymously through the Cape May County Sheriffs Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net and click on anonymous tip, or through the Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-465-2800, or the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135.
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