Lindenwold, NJ, man convicted of 2020 hotel room murder

A 32-year-old Lindenwold man was convicted of murdering a man in a Mount Laurel hotel room four years ago after luring him there to be robbed .

Jawaad ​​Ali of Lindenwold, NJ, convicted

The Burlington County District Attorney’s Office said the jury deliberated for two hours before returning multiple guilty verdicts against Jawaad ​​Ali.

Ali, who represented himself at trial, was convicted of murder, robbery, kidnapping, desecration of human remains, identity theft, credit card theft and additional charges.

Murder of Samer Alhalayqa of Camden, NJ

An investigation revealed that on the night of May 8, 2020, Ali, along with Asia Boone and Anthony Sermond-Guyton, lured Samer Alhalayqa, 31, of Camden, to the Fairfield Inn on Century Parkway, where he was choked in a third time. room on the ground floor then dragged into the hallway.

Her debit card was then used to withdraw money from a nearby ATM, order items from Amazon.com and pay for pizza at Papa John’s.

Ali is scheduled to be sentenced on September 27. Two co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are also awaiting sentencing.