Recovered/Located NJ - Edward Berbon, 54, Mount Laurel, 26 Sep 2023 *Escaped Inmate, was on work detail, convicted of attempted murder 2005*

[PommyMommy]

Mount Laurel police searching for inmate who escaped custody​

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Authorities say Edward Berbon was in the custody of the New Jersey Department of Corrections while assigned to a work detail in Mount Laurel.

Berbon was assigned to a halfway house at the time.

He was in custody for attempted murder since 2005 and was scheduled to be released on February 12, 2024.

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Attempted murder inmate escaped from NJDOC while working in Mount Laurel Twp.​

He is described as approximately six feet tall and 250 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown/gray hair, police said.

Mount Laurel Police Department is asking the public to contact NJDOC Special Investigation Unit - Fugitive Unit at 1-800-523-3829 if you have any information regarding the escape.

 

[PommyMommy]

​ Edward Berbon​ ​ SBI Number:​ 000384671B Sentenced as:​ Berbon, Edward Race:​ White Ethnicity:​ Unknown Sex:​ Male Hair Color:​ Brown Eye Color:​ Blue Height:​ 6'0" Weight:​ 250 lbs. Birth Date:​ January 3, 1969 Admission Date:​ September 14, 2004 Current Facility:​ ESCAPED from HOPE Current Max Release Date:​ February 12, 2024​ Current Parole Eligibility Date:​ N/A

CURRENT PRISON SENTENCE​ Offense Offense Date Sentence Date County of Commitment Commitment Order Mandatory Minimum Term Maximum Term 1 count of : 2C:5-111X*1 Criminal Attempt,Homicide/Murder/Mansl/1​ July 21, 2004​ June 3, 2005​ ​ Mercer​ 04-12-0820-I​ 18 Years 8 Months 10 Days​ 22 Years​ 1 count of : 2C:20-3A*3 Theft/Unlaw.Taking/Disp-Movable Prop. /3​ July 31, 2001​ May 24, 2002​ ​ Mercer​ 01-11-1518​ None​ 4 Years​ 1 count of : 2C:15-1*2 Robbery /2​ March 1, 2001​ May 24, 2002​ ​ Mercer​ 01-05-0656​ 2 Years 6 Months​ 6 Years​ 1 count of : 2C:15-1*2 Robbery /2​ March 1, 2001​ July 21, 2004​ ​ Mercer​ PV-01-05-0656​ None​ 540 Days​ ​ INCARCERATION HISTORY​ Date In Custody Date Out of Custody May 24, 2002 April 20, 2004 September 14, 2004 September 23, 2023

https://www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/print?x=1054994&n=0

 

[Irishknit]

So close to a release date, that will not be happening now.

 

[LadyL]

why would he risk this when he was so close to release? I mean, I think he never should've had a release date for a murder charge anyway

and how is this happening again? hope they catch this one faster than 2 weeks

 

[Angelcat13]

I am local and just received this Nixle alert. According to the alert -
"Mr. Berbon has been working in Mount Laurel as part of NJDOC’s Residential Community Release Program (RCRP) since March 2023. On or about Saturday, September 23, 2023, Mr. Berbon failed to return to a halfway house where he lives in a residential setting. The halfway house is in Camden County, New Jersey. By failing to return to the halfway house after work, Mr. Berbon is now considered an escapee."

No threat to the public - inmate walk away. Further details can be found on our social media pages. from Mount Laurel Township : Nixle

UPDATE: The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) continues efforts to locate Edward Berbon. We have no information that Mr. Berbon poses any threat to the public. Mr. Berbon does NOT ...

local.nixle.com

 

[Angelcat13]

This article has a little more information about his previous arrest(s).

Attempted-Murder Convict Escapes State Custody In NJ: Police

He was assigned to a halfway house in Burlington County, authorities said.

patch.com

"In 2005, Berbon was sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for an attempted murder from the year prior, according to state records. He was scheduled for release on Feb. 12.
He's been in state custody for the conviction since Sept. 14, 2004. He was also incarcerated from May 2002 to April 2004 for a robbery.
Both offenses occurred in Mercer County, according to state records."

 

[swanniee11]

I agree, it doesn't make sense. Is he still alive? According to above he has been at the 1/2 way house since 3/23. 5 more months and he could have been free. I don't get it. IMO

 

[PommyMommy]

OMG, the victims were his parents.

SEP 27, 2023

Man serving sentence for attacking parents fails to return to halfway house and considered escapee

A man serving a prison sentence for attacking and seriously injuring his parents more than two decades ago remains missing.

apnews.com

A man who served a prison sentence for attacking and seriously injuring his parents more than two decades ago ....

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... He attacked his parents at their home in Hamilton Township, Mercer County in July 2004, just hours after he had been released from prison. It remains unclear what spurred those attacks.

Both parents survived.

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[PommyMommy]

SEP 27, 2023

Man convicted of attempted murder escapes work detail in Burlington County town

Edward Berbon, 54, disappeared from a work detail in Mount Laurel just months before he was eligible for release, according to police.

www.nj.com

He slashed his father’s throat and left him in critical condition with multiple stab wounds to his back and chest, authorities said. He also partially-severed one of his mother’s fingers, authorities said. ...

 

[Irishknit]

He attacked his parents at their home in Hamilton Township, Mercer County in July 2004, just hours after he had been released from prison. It remains unclear what spurred those attacks.

I think I see a pattern. Gets out of jail, attacks parents, sent back to jail. Getting close to release, walks away, knowing he will be returned to prison and more time added. JMHO

 

[TDoc72]

why would he risk this when he was so close to release? I mean, I think he never should've had a release date for a murder charge anyway

and how is this happening again? hope they catch this one faster than 2 weeks

Exactly what I said. What a dummy! 5ish months left. I don’t live in Mt Laurel but happened to be there yesterday. I took a good look around at the Wawa before getting out of the car.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 28, 2023

New Jersey officials continue search for inmate who escaped custody

Police told Action News they have no reason to believe Edward Berbon is a danger to the public and they don't think he's in Mount Laurel anymore.

6abc.com

Investigators say 54-year-old Edward Berbon's last known location was at his work release job in Mount Laurel.

Police told Action News they have no reason to believe Berbon is a danger to the public and they don't think he's in Mount Laurel anymore.

N.J. man convicted of attempted murder remains missing from work-release program

Edward Berbon, 54 has been missing from Volunteers of America Delaware Valley's Hope Hall in Camden since Saturday

www.nj.com

Edward Berbon, 54, has been missing from Volunteers of America Delaware Valley’s Hope Hall in Camden since Saturday, according to the state Department of Corrections.

The work release program is designed to provide prisoners nearing the end of their sentences with support as they transition back into the community, state officials said. Berbon was scheduled to be released in February 2024.

“Mr. Berbon was working in Mount Laurel on Saturday, September 23, and failed to report back to the community release program in Camden that night,” a DOC spokeswoman said Thursday.

 

[acutename]

SEP 27, 2023

Man convicted of attempted murder escapes work detail in Burlington County town

Edward Berbon, 54, disappeared from a work detail in Mount Laurel just months before he was eligible for release, according to police.

www.nj.com

He slashed his father’s throat and left him in critical condition with multiple stab wounds to his back and chest, authorities said. He also partially-severed one of his mother’s fingers, authorities said. ...

do they think he will be out looking for other relatives now?

 

[Angelcat13]

SEP 27, 2023

Man convicted of attempted murder escapes work detail in Burlington County town

Edward Berbon, 54, disappeared from a work detail in Mount Laurel just months before he was eligible for release, according to police.

www.nj.com

He slashed his father’s throat and left him in critical condition with multiple stab wounds to his back and chest, authorities said. He also partially-severed one of his mother’s fingers, authorities said. ...

WOW! It never ceases to amaze me the brutality one can inflict on another whom they are supposed to love.

 

[TDoc72]

This seems to be the laziest manhunt. I really don’t want to denigrate the PD but besides the couple stories above, I haven’t heard much at all about this. From the articles, it doesn’t even seem like they know what happened, only that at one point he was at his job and didn’t report back to the halfway house. I’m not in Mt Laurel but not very far from it. I found out today that he went missing on Saturday but they didn’t announce it until Tues. I guess I’ll just hope that there is more they aren’t telling. I have so many questions. We just had that guy escape from the Philly area jail and you could not get away from that story for 2 weeks! It was Calvacante 24/7.

 

[PommyMommy]

Whew...they got him!

SEP 29, 2023

Escapee who failed to return to halfway house captured in South Jersey

Edward Berbon has been in custody for attempted murder since 2005 and was set to be released in February 2024.

6abc.com

Investigators with the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) took Berbon into custody around 2:20 p.m. without incident after finding him in Camden.

Escaped New Jersey prisoner Edward Berbon taken back into custody

The New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigation Division arrested a man Friday who has been on the run for almost a week.

www.cbsnews.com

Edward Berbon, a man convicted of attempted murder who has been on the run since Saturday was arrested by the New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigation Division Friday afternoon.

Halfway house resident who fled oversight is back in custody

Edward Berbon went missing Sept. 23 after walking away from a work-release program in Mount Laurel

www.courierpostonline.com

A halfway house resident who fled from state oversight has been captured after six days as a fugitive.

Edward Berbon, 54, was taken into custody without incident in Camden on Friday afternoon, according to the state Department of Corrections.