Four teens kill couple in head-on crash after stealing G-Wagon, leading cops on hourslong chase: police
Four teens allegedly stole a luxury SUV and took it on a joyride before it crashed head-on into another vehicle in New Jersey, killing a beloved grandmother and her longtime partner, authorities said.
Alice Stilwell Holt, 67, and Robert "Bob" Barr Jr., 54, both of Egg Harbor Township, were killed about 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 near Route 50 and Third Street in Mays Landing, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Prosecutors allege that Nayshaun Brown, 18, of Atlantic City, and three juveniles swiped a 2024 Mercedes-Benz G Wagon around 3:40 a.m. Saturday and took it for a joyride.
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The joyride ended in tragedy when the luxury vehicle collided head-on with a Hyundai sedan carrying Holt and Barr as the driver attempted to evade authorities, they said. Surveillance video captured the crash, showing the black G-Wagon strike the sedan and sending the smaller vehicle into a nearby gas station.
The teens walked away from the wreck with few injuries and tried to run, but authorities apprehended them shortly afterward, officials said.
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Brown, of Atlantic City, and three juveniles were charged with conspiracy counts involving aggravated assault, joyriding, eluding and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.
Brown also faces a charge of employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime.
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Brown is being held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Two of the juveniles remain in custody, while another was released by a Superior Court judge Sunday morning.
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Officers had been following the stolen G-Wagon since approximately 3:40 a.m. in nearby Longport, where it sped past a local officer who attempted to stop the teenagers.
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Hamilton Township police then spotted the vehicle and pursued it around 7:45 a.m., but officers had lost sight of it a few minutes before the crash, prosecutors said.
A GoFundMe organized by a family friend describes Stilwell Holt as a beloved mother and grandmother.
"This unimaginable tragedy has left their family in deep grief, and the shock of how suddenly it happened has made this painful time even harder to bear," the fundraiser said.
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Holt's obituary said that she and Barr were longtime partners after her husband had passed away.
"Alice met her partner of 20+ years — Robert Barr II — whom she remained with until their untimely passing," it said. "They enjoyed spending their days cooking together, attending farmers markets, gardening, and simply spending quality time with each other and their two cats."
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Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at (609) 909-7684. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at ACPO.Tips.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and the Township of Hamilton Police Department. A lawyer representing Brown and the three other teens was not immediately available.