Crime
Everton Thomas, his wife and son arrested for murder of missing Camden man Harold Miller Jr
CAMDEN, N.J. — Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez announced the arrest and charging of a Camden man and two of his family members in connection with the murder of a Deptford Township man whose body has not been recovered.
On September 11, 2025, detectives charged 41-year-old Everton Thomas with first-degree Murder in the death of 48-year-old Harold “Hal” Miller Jr.
Thomas also faces charges of second-degree Desecration of Human Remains and fourth-degree Tampering with Physical Evidence.
His wife, 41-year-old Sherrie Parker, and his son, 22-year-old Deshawn Thomas, are each charged with second-degree Desecration of Human Remains and fourth-degree Tampering with Physical Evidence.
Miller was reported missing to the Deptford Township Police Department on June 14, 2025, after friends said he had last been seen playing cards in Camden during the early morning hours of June 12, 2025.
Later that same day, Miller’s unoccupied vehicle was discovered in Pennsauken.
As detectives investigated, surveillance footage and cell phone records placed Miller at a residence in the 2600 block of Baird Boulevard in Camden at approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 12.
Moments after his arrival, the video captured the sound of what investigators described as a single gunshot. Miller was never seen leaving the residence.
The same surveillance system later recorded Everton Thomas moving Miller’s vehicle and parking it in the location where it was ultimately recovered in Pennsauken.
Investigators discovered that Sherrie Parker and Deshawn Thomas purchased a chainsaw, containers, trash bags, and cleaning supplies shortly after Miller entered the residence but failed to exit.
Additional video surveillance allegedly showed both Everton and Deshawn Thomas making multiple trips to the Tamarack Apartments dumpsters, discarding containers and bags before leaving the area.
On June 20, 2025, a search warrant was executed at the defendants’ residence.
Detectives recovered suspected bloodstains inside the home and found Everton Thomas carrying a loaded firearm with one round chambered and nine rounds in the magazine.
The following day, before charges were filed, Thomas fled the United States and crossed into Canada. Subsequent forensic testing later confirmed that the blood evidence inside the residence matched Harold Miller Jr.
After an exhaustive multi-agency investigation, all three defendants were formally charged on September 5, 2025.
On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division arrested Sherrie Parker and Deshawn Thomas in Camden. Both are currently being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility.
On the same date, U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested Everton Thomas at the Port of Buffalo, New York, after he re-entered the country from Canada on a commercial bus. He is currently detained in New York pending extradition to New Jersey.
The case is being led by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, with assistance from the Camden County Police Department, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Deptford Township Police Department.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Jake Siegfried of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-5086, or Detective Andrew Mogck of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 519-8588.
Crime
Angela Johnson and Her Son DeAngelo Johnson Killed After Shooting Inside Home in Chicago, Mother’s Boyfriend in Custody
CHICAGO — A 47-year-old mother and her 27-year-old son were fatally shot inside a residence in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side late Thursday night, September 24, 2026, according to Chicago police.
The victims were identified as Angela Johnson, 47, and DeAngelo Johnson, 27. Police said a suspect, identified as Angela Johnson’s boyfriend, was taken into custody following the shooting.
The deadly shooting happened in the 800 block of North Parkside Avenue at approximately 10:43 p.m. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots coming from the basement of the residence and called 911.
When Chicago police officers arrived, they found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Angela Johnson was found in the basement with a gunshot wound to her chest. Police-radio traffic indicated she had been shot on the right side of her chest.
DeAngelo Johnson was found on the first floor with multiple gunshot wounds. Radio traffic indicated that he had suffered two gunshot wounds to his back.
Both victims were initially unresponsive and in critical condition. Emergency personnel performed CPR on DeAngelo Johnson before both victims were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
According to police-radio traffic, one victim was pronounced dead at approximately 11:18 p.m., while the male victim was pronounced dead around 11:21 p.m.
Investigators found extensive evidence inside the residence, including approximately 23 shell casings in a basement bedroom. Additional shell casings were reportedly recovered in other areas of the basement, including the stairway, main room and bedroom.
Officers initially recovered a firearm and shell casings from the basement bedroom. Police later located a second firearm inside the home, bringing the total number of recovered firearms to two.
Authorities have not publicly stated who owned the firearms or confirmed which weapon, if either, was used in the fatal shooting.
Police also reported that DeAngelo Johnson was wearing an empty holster when officers found him on the first floor. That discovery prompted an officer-safety alert as officers searched the residence for the missing firearm.
Chicago police said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related and identified the alleged offender as the mother’s boyfriend.
Radio traffic indicated that a person had been detained by approximately 11:26 p.m. The official police report later confirmed that the known offender was taken into custody.
Two witnesses were reportedly available to identify the alleged offender, and officers conducted a show-up identification procedure near the scene.
Police have not released additional information about potential charges against the suspect.
The investigation into the Chicago Austin neighborhood double shooting remains ongoing. Detectives are continuing to examine the circumstances that led to the shooting, the relationship between the people involved and the role of the two recovered firearms.
The deaths of Angela Johnson and DeAngelo Johnson are being investigated as a double homicide.