Lakewood man stabbed to death in Mays Landing rental property he owned: Prosecutor

MAYS LANDING – A Lakewood man was stabbed to death Wednesday at a rental property he owned near Lake Lenape in Hamilton, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Solomon Lonner, 49, was pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he was taken after officers from the Hamilton Township Police Department responded to the Park Road home about 5:19 p.m., said a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday.

Multiple 911 calls had been made “reporting a stabbing in progress,” and police found Lonner inside the residence with “multiple stab wounds.”

Michael Carney, 39, who rented the home with several other tenants, was arrested at the scene and later charged with the murder of his landlord, in addition to various weapons offenses, all according to the statement.

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An autopsy by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office is pending and the crimes are under investigation by the Major Crimes Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Hamilton Police Department.

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Anyone with information relevant to the investigation is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7666 or provide a tip anonymously at acpo.org/tips; or call Crime Stoppers of Atlantic County at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-TIPS (8477), or visit their website at crimestoppersatlantic.com. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

Contact Asbury Park Press reporter Erik Larsen at elarsen@gannettnj.com.