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ontay Milbourne walked into police headquarters Saturday evening and told officers something they didn't expect to learn.
There was a dead woman in his third-floor apartment at Maurice View Plaza. And, according to authorities, Milbourne confessed that he was the person who stabbed her to death.
"He said he got into an argument with a girl that he had picked up, and he had killed her in his room," Police Chief Ronald A. Harvey said Sunday. Patrol officers went to Apartment 3H, where they found the dead woman, he said.
Milbourne, 25, was charged with murder and held on bail at Cumberland County Jail.
Police did not release the victim's name as of Sunday night because officers were still working to make a positive identification, Harvey said. The chief described her as a black woman who probably lives in Millville and appears to be 25 to 35 years old.
An autopsy scheduled for 9 a.m. today at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point was expected to provide more answers about what happened in Milbourne's apartment.
Milbourne, who is deaf, was accompanied by an interpreter when he showed up at the police station about 5:30 p.m. to notify police of the crime, Harvey said.
Harvey said the killing occurred sometime earlier in the day Saturday, but detectives had not pinpointed the time.
Cumberland County Prosecutor Ronald Casella said some neighbors indicated they might have heard a commotion about 4 a.m.
Milbourne "might be alleging that she tried to strike him first, and then he stabbed her," Casella said. Detectives recovered an Army-type knife they believe was the murder weapon, the prosecutor said.
Harvey declined to describe where in the apartment the victim was found or the extent of her injuries, including how many times she was stabbed. The relationship between Milbourne and the victim also remained unclear Sunday.
Maurice View Plaza, a 30-apartment complex at Buck and Vine streets for adults who are young and disabled, is operated by the Millville Housing Authority. It opened in 1999 in part of the former YMCA building.
Saturday's stabbing was the first homicide in Millville since a May 2005 shooting.
Dale Gravett, the Housing Authority's executive director, said it was the first major crime in any authority-owned complex since he took over almost 15 years ago.
"It's an absolutely terrible situation," Gravett said. "We hate to see anything like that happen. We offer our total sympathy to the victim's family."
Roving patrols provide 24-hour security for all of the authority's complexes. Bob Clendaniel, chief of security for the authority, said coverage was beefed up after the killing.
Harvey said police had previous contact with Milbourne, but he declined to provide specifics. The Housing Authority reported no major problems with Milbourne in the past.
ontay Milbourne walked into police headquarters Saturday evening and told officers something they didn't expect to learn.
There was a dead woman in his third-floor apartment at Maurice View Plaza. And, according to authorities, Milbourne confessed that he was the person who stabbed her to death.
"He said he got into an argument with a girl that he had picked up, and he had killed her in his room," Police Chief Ronald A. Harvey said Sunday. Patrol officers went to Apartment 3H, where they found the dead woman, he said.
Milbourne, 25, was charged with murder and held on bail at Cumberland County Jail.
Police did not release the victim's name as of Sunday night because officers were still working to make a positive identification, Harvey said. The chief described her as a black woman who probably lives in Millville and appears to be 25 to 35 years old.
An autopsy scheduled for 9 a.m. today at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point was expected to provide more answers about what happened in Milbourne's apartment.
Milbourne, who is deaf, was accompanied by an interpreter when he showed up at the police station about 5:30 p.m. to notify police of the crime, Harvey said.
Harvey said the killing occurred sometime earlier in the day Saturday, but detectives had not pinpointed the time.
Cumberland County Prosecutor Ronald Casella said some neighbors indicated they might have heard a commotion about 4 a.m.
Milbourne "might be alleging that she tried to strike him first, and then he stabbed her," Casella said. Detectives recovered an Army-type knife they believe was the murder weapon, the prosecutor said.
Harvey declined to describe where in the apartment the victim was found or the extent of her injuries, including how many times she was stabbed. The relationship between Milbourne and the victim also remained unclear Sunday.
Maurice View Plaza, a 30-apartment complex at Buck and Vine streets for adults who are young and disabled, is operated by the Millville Housing Authority. It opened in 1999 in part of the former YMCA building.
Saturday's stabbing was the first homicide in Millville since a May 2005 shooting.
Dale Gravett, the Housing Authority's executive director, said it was the first major crime in any authority-owned complex since he took over almost 15 years ago.
"It's an absolutely terrible situation," Gravett said. "We hate to see anything like that happen. We offer our total sympathy to the victim's family."
Roving patrols provide 24-hour security for all of the authority's complexes. Bob Clendaniel, chief of security for the authority, said coverage was beefed up after the killing.
Harvey said police had previous contact with Milbourne, but he declined to provide specifics. The Housing Authority reported no major problems with Milbourne in the past.