TRENTON
– A state grand jury today voted to
take no action in connection with the death
of Jorge Rivera, 32, of Pemberton Township,
who died during a Camden County Prosecutor’s
Office operation on April 22 in Camden.
The death was investigated by the Attorney
General’s Shooting Response Team, made
up of representatives from the Division of
Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State
Police Major Crime Unit. The state grand jury
heard evidence developed through the team’s
investigation.
The investigation revealed that Rivera swallowed
a bag of cocaine as investigators from the
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and
a State Trooper approached him to make an
arrest about 10 a.m. on April 22 at 4th and
York streets in Camden. Rivera struggled with
the arresting officers, who called medics
when Rivera appeared to be in respiratory
distress. He was transported by ambulance
to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where
he was pronounced dead.
An
autopsy determined that Rivera’s death
was accidental and was caused by him choking
on the bag of drugs.
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