A Camden man was indicted for murder today for the stabbing death of a Hamilton Township man in August of 2014, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.
Today, an Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Richard L. Ferrara, 50, of Camden, for the August 14, 2014 stabbing death of William R. Strock, 41, of the Inland Estates mobile home park on the Black Horse Pike, an injury that caused Strock’s death several hours later.
Ferrara was indicted on murder, possession of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.
At 12:12 a.m. on August 14, 2014, Hamilton Township Police, Rescue, and paramedics responded to Inland Estates for a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor who had found a man lying on the ground outside.
Upon arrival, police found Strock, bleeding from an apparent stab wound to his torso. Strock was transported by ambulance to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center—City Division, where he was later pronounced dead.
An eight-month-long investigation by Hamilton Township Police Department detectives and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit led to Ferrara’s arrest on May 7, 2015 at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where he was being held on an unrelated matter.
Ferrara was charged with murder, and held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $1,000,000 full cash bail set by Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Raymond A. Batten.
At the time of the incident, Ferrara was staying at the victim’s home.
A conviction for murder carries a potential sentence of incarceration in New Jersey State Prison for a period of 30 years to life. The potential penalty for a 3 rd degree conviction is 3-5 years in prison and the potential penalty for a 4th degree conviction is up to 18 months of imprisonment.