Camden, NJ – A Camden man has been sentenced to 33 years in New Jersey State Prison after being convicted at trial for carrying out two brazen gunpoint robberies at a Collingswood apartment building and then leading police on a lengthy pursuit through Camden in 2021, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay, Collingswood Police Chief Kevin Carey, and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
Jaquis Burton, 25, received the aggregate sentence in Superior Court on Monday, October 20, 2025. Under the terms of the sentence imposed by the court, Burton must serve a period of at least 28 years of incarceration before he could be considered eligible for parole. Burton was found guilty by a jury on June 25, 2025, of two counts of 1st -degree Robbery.
The verdict was returned after a five-day jury trial in Camden County Superior Court. He was also found guilty of one count each of 2nd -degree Burglary, 2nd -degree Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, 2nd -degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, 2nd -degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, 2nd -degree Eluding, 3rd -degree Theft, 3 rd -degree Aggravated Assault, 4th -degree Aggravated Assault and 4th -degree Resisting Arrest. Additionally, he was found guilty of four counts of 3rd -degree Criminal Restraint and two counts each of 3rd -degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Simple Assault (a disorderly persons offense)…