Crime & Safety

Burlington Co. Man Fatally Beat Another Inmate In NJ Jail: Prosecutor

The killing occurred in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, authorities said.

MAYS LANDING, NJ — An incarcerated Burlington County man was charged with murder Wednesday after fatally beating another inmate in a New Jersey jail, authorities said.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office (ACPO) responded just after midnight Wednesday for a report that one inmate beat another to death in the county jail in Mays Landing, the agency said.

The investigation to date led authorities to charge Aahznier Hayes, 22, of Westampton, with first-degree murder. The ACPO identified the victim as Kenneth Raymond, 52, of Ventnor.

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The ACPO and Atlantic County Justice Facility continue to investigate the incident.

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