{"id":38244,"date":"2025-09-13T19:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38244"},"modified":"2025-09-13T19:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:14:23","slug":"new-jersey-family-of-3-charged-with-killing-man-and-chopping-up-body-with-chainsaw-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38244","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey family of 3 charged with killing man and chopping up body with chainsaw: prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A twisted New Jersey father shot and killed another man \u2014 and then enlisted his wife and son to chop up the victim\u2019s body with a chainsaw, according to law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>Everton Thomas, 41; Sherrie Parker, 41; and their son Deshawn Thomas, 22, are each being charged for their part in the killing and grisly butchering of Harold Miller, 48, of Deptford, according to a\u00a0<a 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/cops-three-charged-following-murder-111236048.jpg?resize=50,25&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/cops-three-charged-following-murder-111236048.jpg?resize=150,76&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Mugshots of Sherrie Parker, Everton Thomas, and Deshawn Thomas.\" width=\"893\" height=\"452\" data-modal-image=\"37099206\" \/><figcaption>The family was charged on Sept. 5 in connection to the killing and dismemberment of 48-year-old Harold Miller.<span class=\"credit\">Camden County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office of New Jersey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Miller was playing cards at a friend\u2019s house in Camden in the early morning hours on June 12. After leaving the home, Miller entered the Thomas residence, according to cell phone tracking data, the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how or if Miller knew the Thomas family and why he went into the home.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage from outside the Baird Boulevard home showed Miller enter the residence at around 11:30 a.m. \u2014 shortly before a gunshot rang out from inside the building, prosecutors alleged.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Trending\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<p>Miller never emerged from the home and a missing person report was filed on June 14, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>After the alleged shooting, Parker and Deshawn purchased a chainsaw, containers, trash bags, and other cleaning supplies, according to the release.<\/p>\n<figure 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130w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=73,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 73w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=127,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 127w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=98,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 98w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=200,110&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=231,127&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=322,178&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=664,366&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=109,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 109w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=145,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 145w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=87,48&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=234,129&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/three-members-family-arrested-connection-111236549.jpg?resize=150,83&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Exterior of a red brick house where a family was charged with murder.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" data-modal-image=\"37099207\" \/><figcaption>The Thomas residence was the site of the alleged shooting and the horrifying body-chopping.<span class=\"credit\">Action News on 6abc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additional surveillance video showed Everton and his son hauling heavily loaded trash bags to dumpsters at Tamarack Apartments in Camden, the prosecutor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>A witness who lives at the Thomases\u2019 home told detectives Deshawn confessed to him that his dad asked for help to \u201cchop up\u201d a body, Patch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-jersey\/haddon\/camden-family-dismembered-mans-body-chainsaw-father-fled-canada-prosecutor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For three days after the shooting, Everton prevented the two people living in the home with the family from entering the basement, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>That witness said Parker told him, \u201ca wife got to do what she\u2019s got to do\u201d and that she was not \u201cgiving up her husband,\u201d according to court papers reviewed by Patch.<\/p>\n<p>On June 20, Camden police conducted a search of the residence, where they observed bloodstains and found the twisted father was in possession of a loaded gun, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Everton attempted to flee to Canada despite not yet being charged. He was arrested on Monday at the Port of Buffalo after crossing the border on a commercial bus.<\/p>\n<p>All three members of the sick family were charged in relation to Miller\u2019s murder on September 5, the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Everton is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree desecration of human remains, and tampering with physical evidence in the fourth degree.<\/p>\n<p>Parker and Deshawn are each charged with second-degree desecration of human remains and fourth-degree tampering with physical evidence, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Miller\u2019s body hasn\u2019t been found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A twisted New Jersey father shot and killed another man \u2014 and then enlisted his wife and son to chop up the victim\u2019s body with a chainsaw, according &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38245,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38244\/revisions\/38245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}