Overview
- Camden County authorities charged Jerome Morris, 50, with first-degree murder and a weapons offense after police found him inside a burning Gloucester Township townhouse holding a knife and covered in blood.
- Police said his wife, Monica Morris, 51, was discovered stabbed in a third-floor bedroom and was pronounced dead after firefighters pulled her from heavy smoke.
- A court affidavit says she had recently ended the marriage, and a witness told police they heard screams and saw Jerome on top of her with a knife before fleeing to call 911.
- The Camden County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating how the fire started, and prosecutors say the findings could bring additional charges.
- Morris was taken to a hospital after his arrest and is expected to be held at the county jail pending a detention hearing.