A man beaten to death with a hammer at a South Jersey truck stop earlier this month was apparently sitting in a massage chair with his shoes off when he was attacked, prosecutors revealed in court Monday afternoon. Marchello D. Williams, 40, of Browns Mills, told police he acted in self-defense when he repeatedly struck Tysheem Porter, 47, of Newark, Delaware, on May 6 at the Flying J truck .
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A Browns Mills man beat a Delaware man to death with a hammer at a Salem County bus stop, nj.com reports. (Shutterstock)
CARNEYS POINT TOWNSHIP, NJ A Burlington County man accused of beating a Delaware man to death at a truck stop in Salem County has reportedly admitted to killing the man with a hammer.
Marchello D. Williams, 40, of Browns Mills, admitted to striking 47-year-old Tysheem Porter, of Newark, Delaware, in the head with a hammer five or six times, nj.com reports.
Williams was arrested on May 7 at the Flying J Travel Center in Carneys Point just before 11 p.m. May 6, according to Carneys Point police. Williams was found sitting at a table in the drivers lounge, with Porter laying on the floor nearby.
Man charged in N.J. truck stop killing admitted striking victim with hammer, cops say
Updated May 11, 2021;
A man accused of beating a Delaware resident to death during an altercation at a Salem County truck stop last week has admitted to the killing, according to court documents.
Marchello D. Williams, 40, of Browns Mills, is charged with murder and weapons offenses in the May 6 killing of Tysheem Porter, 47, of Newark, Delaware, at the Flying J Truck Stop in Carneys Point Township.
Township police responded to the truck stop driver’s lounge shortly before 11 p.m., where they found Williams sitting at a table and Porter on the floor.