Lawnside, NJ – A Camden man has been arrested and charged in connection with an August drive-by shooting in Lawnside that killed a man, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Lawnside Police Captain William Plenty.
Nicholas Stiegler, 21, is charged with 1st-degree Murder in the death of 25-year-old George Rivera of Lawnside. He is also charged with 2nd-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and 2nd-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
On August 21, 2026, at approximately 5:50 p.m., officers from the Lawnside Police Department responded to the unit block of West Hodges Avenue in reference to a shooting. Officers learned that the victim – identified as Rivera – had been transported in a private vehicle to Cooper University Hospital. The victim was ultimately pronounced deceased at the hospital at approximately 11:27 p.m.
During the investigation, detectives determined a suspect – later identified as Stiegler – fatally shot the victim from inside a red Jeep Compass that was traveling on West Hodges Avenue. Detectives obtained surveillance video footage that captured the vehicle traveling from Camden to the area of the shooting in Lawnside and then back to Camden.
Stiegler, who previously resided in Lawnside, was charged on October 15, 2026. He was taken into custody in Camden on October 16, 2026, by members of the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task – Camden Division. He was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility. A detention hearing in Superior Court is currently scheduled for October 23, 2026.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Manning of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 365-3246. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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