![]() ![]() Hamilton police took Terruso into custody near midday after a homeowner reported a man had entered his unlocked home, picked up a knife and falsely claimed people were shooting at him, the statement said. Mario Terruso jailed after Hamilton incident He pleaded for that assistance, but he never got the help he so desperately needed,” Platkin said in a statement announcing Monday’s charges. “Mario Terruso was in desperate need of medical help. Hamilton police improperly took Terruso directly to the Mays Landing jail, rather than a hospital, and he was then mistreated by corrections officers, Attorney General Matthew Platkin alleged. Under investigation: Pemberton pursuit Motorcyclist dies during South Jersey police chase. Terruso, a Mays Landing man, died during a medical episode hours after being arrested at a Hamilton home. TRENTON – Two corrections officers face manslaughter charges in connection with the September 2019 death of a detainee at Atlantic County Jail.Ī state grand jury has also voted to file official misconduct charges against a third jail officer and five Hamilton Township officers over the death of 41-year-old Mario Terruso Jr., according to the Attorney General’s Office. The Township Council will officially receive the funding request at a public meeting on March 1.Watch Video: New Jersey State Police missing child rescue The town also plans on using a $60,000 Attorney General Body Worn Camera Grant to help fund it. Officials say the cost for the cameras and equipment in the first year would be over $194,000 and then drop to around $100,000 in each of the next four years. Under the plan, Hamilton Township would begin a 5-year contract with Taser for 120 police body cameras that would be replaced at the 2 ½ year mark as well as equipment and unlimited cloud-based storage. “Body cameras will protect both our Police officers and our residents, building even further upon the high level of cooperation that already exists between our law-abiding citizens and our Police Department,” Mayor Yaede said. If approved, the Hamilton Township Police Department would begin using the cameras within the first half of this year. ![]() Hamilton Township Mayor Kelly Yaede submitted a request to the Township council to purchase body cameras for police. ![]() A Mercer County, New Jersey town continues to push for body cameras for its police department. ![]()
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