New Jersey man, 18, charged in deadly stabbing of corrections officer

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An 18-year-old South Jersey man is being charged with aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of his neighbor, a 51-year old corrections officer.

The incident was the result of an ongoing feud between neighboring families -- that of the suspect, Zachary Latham, and the victim, William Durham, Sr.

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Officers from the Vineland Police Department were called to the scene just before 8 p.m.

Witnesses say Latham and his wife got into an argument with Durham and his wife Catherine.

Latham went back into his house and grabbed a knife and taser, Cumberland County prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a statement.

Durham and his two sons, ages 17 and 21, went over to the Latham's and the argument turned violent, with a brawl starting in the driveway and switching to the garage.

Latham stabbed Durham "multiple times with a 4-inch fixed blade knife during a physical confrontation," and he was pronounced dead on the scene, Webb-McRae said.

Latham was treated for injuries at Atlantic City Medical Center after suffering from a concussion and abrasions to the face and neck and is now being held at Cumberland County jail, according to the complaint.

He is being charged with multiple counts, including first-degree aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault.

Durham's wife and two sons were charged with one count of assault and criminal trespassing.

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Durham worked at South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton and was a New Jersey corrections department veteran for 19 years.