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
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.