A.J.'s Touch of Class Lounge

The building at 2461 South 7th Street was the home of the 14th Ward Democratic Club as early as 1939 through at least 1977. At some point around 2001 the building became the home of Martin's Bar, which had for over 50 years been located a few hundred feet away at 732 Morgan Boulevard.

In February of 2002 a shooting took place outside of the new Martin's Bar. This may have led to an apparent change of ownership, as by the summer of 2003 the building at 2461 South 7th Street was trading as A.J.'s Touch of Class Lounge. This business did not last too long, and the building has stood vacant for many years.

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi, Media Information

December 11, 2002

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that a Camden County Grand Jury today presented an indictment against Alton L. Marshall, a.k.a. Akeem Johnson, M/29, for First-Degree Murder and weapons offenses in connection with the Feb. 23, 2002, shooting death of Anthony Q. Mosely, M/22, in Camden, N.J.

Marshall, of the 1000 block of Lakeshore Drive in Camden, was arrested on a fugitive warrant on April 30, 2002, by Wilmington, Del., Police during a motor vehicle stop.

Mosely, of the 2400 block of Patton Street in Camden, suffered a gunshot wound at approximately 1:17 a.m. on Feb. 23 after he and a friend left Martin's Bar at 7th Street and Morgan Boulevard. The two were walking toward the friend's vehicle at 7th and Tulip streets when gunshots were fired.

Marshall is being held in the Camden County Correctional Facility in lieu of $400,000 bail, cash or bond.

A city man suspected in the February murder of another Camden resident was arrested Tuesday night during a car stop in Wilmington, Del.

A computer check of people in the car revealed an outstanding warrant for Alton L. Marshall, 29, of the 1000 block of Lakeshore Drive, police said. He was being held Wednesday at Gander Hill Prison in Delaware on a fugitive from justice charge, awaiting extradition to New Jersey.

Marshall, also known as Akeem Johnson, was sought by police in the murder of Anthony Mosley, 22, on Feb. 23. Mosley was gunned down after he and a friend left Martin's Bar at 7th Street and Morgan Boulevard, police said.