2 Arrested Almost a Decade After Fatal South Jersey Home Invasion

Authorities in South Jersey have announced two arrests in connection with a brutal, fatal home invasion nearly ten years ago.

It was on the night of September 25th, 2016, when 37-year-old Norman Mosley was shot and killed by intruders inside his home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township.

Now, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office says 45-year-old Kevin D’Costa of Irvington and 32-year-old Daemen Hodge of Browns Mills have been arrested and are facing first-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree conspiracy, and related weapons charges.

Crime Timeline

Officials say that on that night, a violent struggle ensued after the invasion and shots were fired, striking Mosley twice. His girlfriend drove Mosley to an area hospital, where he died about an hour later. An autopsy determined the cause of death was from gunshot wounds to the head and chest.

"Unrelenting investigation"

Over the years that followed, investigators never stopped working on solving the crime.

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said a break in the case came after advancements in forensic technology enabled enhanced DNA testing to be conducted on a pair of gloves.

The test results revealed the presence of DNA not only from D’Costa and Hodge, but Mosley as well. The ongoing investigation had already identified them as the killers. The forensic evidence bolstered the case and enabled homicide warrants to be secured from a Superior Court judge.

Of the case, Bradshaw said in a statement, "We are thrilled to finally bring justice to the Mosley family. The public is conditioned by crime shows to believe that the challenges of criminal investigations always fall into place immediately, but nothing could be further from the truth."

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Charges Filed

D'Costa was served with his warrant last month inside the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, where he is being held on an unrelated matter.

Hodge was apprehended on Friday morning in Bordentown Township at his girlfriend's home; he is being held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly.

Bradshaw thanked the Burlington County Sheriff's Office, the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force for their work in this case.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Chris Coleman, a South Jersey native, is the brand manager for WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM and afternoon on-air personality on WPUR Cat Country 107.3 in Atlantic City, NJ. He joined the station in February 1998 and covers news, events, and stories of interest across Southern New Jersey for Townsquare Media. Story tips: chris.coleman@townsquaremedia.com