Man held, woman released in Atlantic City stabbing

Anthonia Taylor and Berniesha Crosby were arrested Oct. 7, after the victim was found stabbed multiple times and told police the couple had robbed him.

Video surveillance shows the couple pursue the victim with Taylor getting into a physical altercation that resulted in him stabbing the victim multiple times, Assistant Prosecutor Paige Cramer said during separate detention hearings last week.

Both claimed the victim was actually the aggressor, their defense attorneys said.

 

 

Taylor, 58, claimed that Crosby came to him saying the man had attempted to sexually assault her, and that the knife actually belonged to the victim, defense attorney Brooke Zelig told Judge Pam D'Arcy.

Crosby, 31, should not be charged with either the knife or the assault since the only allegation against her was taking money from the victim, attorney Andrew Imperiale told Judge Patricia Wild.

The money was actually Crosby's that she was taking back from the unnamed man, Imperiale said, noting that she showed police a direct deposit slip that showed it was her money.

The assistant prosecutor countered that the victim had proof he withdrew the money from a check cashing business in the city. A worker there confirmed that, Cramer said.

Taylor has "a very lengthy criminal history" that spans 35 years and took up 44 pages, according to information presented at his detention hearing.

He and Crosby also have a pending drug case together.

Berniesha Crosby works as a home health aide in Philadelphia 

 

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Unlike Taylor, Crosby has no other criminal history. She works as a home health aide for Daily Dove Care in Philadelphia, and nodded when asked if she would be able to return to her job.

Wild released her with conditions that barred her from Atlantic County unless for anything court-related, and to have no contact with Taylor.

She asked the judge if it would be a violation if Taylor called her and she did not answer.

The judge suggested Crosby block the number, since Taylor could call from the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where D'Arcy ordered him held.

Days after her release, Crosby wrote on her LinkedIn: "It's been a while since I started my role at DAILY DOVE CARE, LLC as a Home Health Aide, but I wanted to share this update with everyone.