According to a US media report on August 3, the 18-year-old New Jersey National Guard second-class soldier stabbed the 51-year-old correctional officer William to death in order to be able to fight with neighbors on "TikTok is famous." Timmy Durham (William'Timmy' Durham).
On May 4 this year, Zachary Latham (Zachary Latham) was accused of driving recklessly on a residential road where they lived. At that time, he drove abruptly and ran into William Timmy Dalle. A bicycle ridden by his 17-year-old son clashed with William Timmy Durham. The lawyer claimed that Latham beat Durham.
Later, Durham and his family followed Latham to his home. Latham’s girlfriend Sarah took pictures After the ensuing quarrel, she said to the Durham family: "I assure you, you better stand back because you will not like what happened." This video was sent to Latham's TikTok account , But was later deleted.
William Timmy Durham’s lawyers said that Sarah’s video was because she and Latham planned to transmit these videos to TikTok so that they could become famous in New Jersey through TikTok. He said, " If Latham is worried about his or Sarah’s safety, both of them will retreat to the house, call the police, and stay there. They did not do this because their intention was to lure Durham and his family to attack them, and Will be posted on TikTok."
Then Latham stabbed Durham with a knife and shot him with a gun. Zachary Latham claimed that he acted out of self-defense.
Police investigation found that there are many videos on Latham’s profile showing him showing off his car and “bragged about confrontation with the locals.” For example, in a photo, he and William Timmy Da Lehm's wife Catherine Durham (Catherine Durham) argued over speeding; in another video before the murder, he recorded Catherine Durham arguing with him about his driving. He called her "Karen" in the April video, and some netizens encouraged him to hunt down her. This video received millions of views. Another video showed him having a physical conflict with 21-year-old William Durham. He wrote in the video title: “Karen’s son discovered that the video was widely spread online and tried to get me out of the car.” He warned, "I have a knife, buddy."
William Timmy Durham’s lawyers also claimed that Latham shared a post on April 23 that he was armed with a gun and said "This is how you treat your neighbors." The post has been deleted. The
lawyers also accused the police of "inaction" in the area. He said that there was a judge and several policemen in this area. They knew that Latham had "made trouble" in the past, but the police did nothing. . In June this year, the team of lawyers wrote to Cumberland County Attorney Jennifer Webb-McRae: “If the Vineland Police Department and the Cumberland County Attorney’s Office Taking action against Latham to prevent him from intimidating the Durham family and other neighbors, this tragedy is completely avoidable."
