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NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized
NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Nine months after a former corrections officer at a New Jersey prison was sentenced to 2½ years behind bars for admitting that he brutalized inmates in what one victim called a “fight club," a second officer cut his own deal with federal prosecutors. Joshua Hand, 34, of Millville, admitted in federal court in Camden on Monday, Feb. 26, that he stood by while two prisoners were being assaulted by fellow inmates at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Hand violated both inmates' civil rights by not stopping their assailants or reporting the in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police
Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police A 51-year-old man from Millville was killed after he collided with an SUV, authorities said. Elmer Rosell died at the crash scene, according to Millville Police Chief Ross Hoffman. A 41-year-old Leesburg woman was driving a Ford Bronco southbound on the 2300 block of South 2nd Street in Millville at 4:48 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, when her vehicle collided with a Chevy Malibu attempting to make a left turn out of Country Meadows Mobile Home Park, Hoffman said. The crash remains under investigation and no charges had been filed, he said.

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by Jon Craig
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'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison 'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison
'Fight Club': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison UPDATE: A now-former New Jersey corrections officer must spend the next 2½ years behind bars for brutalizing inmates through what one victim described as a “fight club.” John Makos, 42, of Millville, took advantage of areas in the kitchen at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg out of the view of surveillance cameras where inmates during and after their work shifts were beaten by him, colleagues and fellow prisoners, federal authorities said. In one instance Makos “watched and did not attempt to intervene when multiple inmates pinned a victim-inmate to the floor and, while the inmates restraine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting
Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting A 31-year-old South Jersey man was killed and a 20-year-old injured in a shooting on Saturday, Jan. 7, authorities said. Eric Cecilia, of Leesburg, and the other victim were shot on the 3200 block of Saunders Avenue in Camden around 8:45 p.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Both victims were taken to Cooper University Medical Center where Cecilia was pronounced dead at 9:53 p.m., and the other victim was in stable condition. This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Camden Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor
Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the New Jersey Department of Corrections are investigating a homicide that occurred at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg. At 7:11 p.m. on Nov. 21, authorities were notified that Martin Sanchez,41, was unresponsive and injured in his cell appearing to be suffering from blunt force trauma, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae He was later pronounced dead by responding medical authorities. The matter continues to be under active investigation. Anyone wishing to share information may contact…

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by Jon Craig