Crime & Safety
Prosecutor: Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Murder of Cinnaminson Teen
The killings took place in February 2010.
A gang leader from Camden pleaded guilty to two counts of murder—one victim was a Cinnaminson teenager—on Wednesday in Superior Court, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.
Kuasheim Powell, 25, admitted to taking part in the killings of 18-year-old Cinnaminson resident Muriah Huff, and Michael Hawkins, 23, in February 2010.
Powell was a member of the New Jersey Bloods gang. Hawkins was a member of a rival gang, according to the prosecutor's office.
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Powell also pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder for shooting and injuring two brothers in an unrelated Pennsauken incident that occurred around the same time.
According to a news release, Powell is expected to be sentenced to two terms of 30 years in a New Jersey state prison for the murder charges and two terms of 20 years for the attempted murder charges, all expected to be served concurrently.
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Officials said Powell shot Huff and admitted to ordering co-defendant Shaniqua Pierre to beat up the teenager, Powell said.
Powell is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 14.
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