Bayside Prison Death Investigation

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF AN INMATE

     " Investigators Actively Investigating The Apparent Beating Death Of An Inmate At Bayside State Prison Who Was Found In His Cell."

December 1, 2022, 4:30 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

LEESBURG, NJ.- On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced that Investigators from The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division are actively investigating the Death of a 41-Year-Old Inmate found apparently Beaten to Death inside his Cell at Bayside State Prison on Monday, November 21, 2022.

     On Monday, November 21, 2022, at approximately 7:11 p.m., Authorities were notified that Martin Sanchez, 41, was discovered in his cell unresponsive and suffering from injuries consistent with what appeared to be Blunt Force Trauma. 

     Mr. Sanchez succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased by Medical Personnel a short time later.

     The Death of Mr. Sanchez is actively under investigation. Anyone that may have any information is urged to contact The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office Detective Christopher Johnson (609) 579-1431.

FILED UNDER DECEMBER 1, 2022: LAW, CUMBERLAND: