MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City woman is heading to prison for 15 years for the 2018 murder of a man inside a home on Clayton Avenue in nearby Absecon.
The Atlantic City Prosecutor’s Office announced today Khaleeia Bass was sentenced today on a charge of Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to the fatal stabbing of Kenneth Fenwick Jr. on Nov. 1, 2018, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.
“Khaleeia Bass37, of Atlantic City, was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison on Feb. 28, 2022, with an 85% period of parole ineligibility. On Jan. 6, 2022, Bass pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter for a sentence not to exceed 15 years with an 85% period of parole ineligibility,” ACPO said in a statement.
According to a release published by the ACOP, on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, Absecon Police received a 911 call at approximately 8:25 p.m., in reference to a man who had been stabbed inside a residence at 513 Clayton Avenue in Absecon. The man was identified as Fenwick and he was transported to AtlantiCare Medical Center City Campus where he died from his injuries. Bass and Fenwick are believed to have been in a domestic relationship.