An investigation is underway after an inmate beat another inmate to death inside a New Jersey jail, officials said.
On Wednesday, shortly after midnight, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing, NJ, for a report of a murder. Investigators learned one of the facility’s inmates, 22-year-old Aahznier Hayes of Westhampton, NJ, attacked another inmate, 52-year-old Kenneth Raymond of Ventnor, NJ, officials said.
Raymond died from his injuries. Hayes was later charged with first-degree murder. Investigators have not yet revealed what led to the attack or a possible motive.Both the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Atlantic County Justice Facility are investigating the incident.
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