đ„Prosecutors say a Gloucester Township nurse set a fire at his apartment complex
đ„Authorities say he then drove to his workplace in Winslow Township with a gas can
đ„Taquan N. Ayers warned a co-worker that âeveryone is going to die todayâ
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP â A nurse faces two sets of charges in separate fires set on Thursday, including his own workplace where nearly 100 workers and patients were present.
The first fire was at Taquan N. Ayersâ apartment at the Cherrywood Apartments on Little Gloucester Road in Gloucester Township around 11:50 a.m. Thursday morning, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. It was put out before it could spread to other units but caused significant damage that made it uninhabitable, according to police. Security video captured the 25-year-old with a gas can just before the fire started.
Another fire was reported just after noon, about 15 minutes away at Oaks Integrated Care on Berlin-Cross Keys Road in Winslow Township. A car that was later found to be Ayersâ parked next to the air conditioning unit was on fire outside. Police say Ayers told one co-worker to get everyone to the front of the building and told a second, âeveryone is going to die today.â…