Alleged Gas Station Attendant Killer Arrested After 12-Day Manhunt

Zedrick Johnson, wanted for murder and armed robbery, was captured in Camden Friday morning.

A man wanted for allegedly beating a gas station attendant to death, then robbing a Delran gas station days later, was captured in Camden Friday morning following a 12-day manhunt.   Zedrick T. Johnson, 34, whose last known address is the unit block of Bentley Lane in Willingboro, was taken into custody at 7:45 a.m. at a house on the 100 block of North 23rd Street, Camden, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Johnson had been on the run since killing attendant Bal Krishna Karki during a robbery at the Lukoil gas station at Route 130 North and Charleston Road in Willingboro on Feb. 11, authorities said. Johnson allegedly beat Karki to death, then stole the money in the cash register. Karki’s body was found by a customer. …

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Knife-Wielding Carjacker Draws Police from Three Towns

Officers from Camden to Delran are searching for a man they say carjacked two vehicles and attempted to rob a woman at knifepoint en route to robbing a gas station.