James Gadie
James Gadie, 22, of Newark, was held at the Essex County Correctional Facility when he died on November 17, 2010. The Essex County Prosecutor's office said he died after a fight with his cellmate that lasted a few minutes. Guards found him unconscious, and he was pronounced dead in the jail infirmary. The prosecutor's office said preliminary autopsy findings point to blunt force trauma to the head, and those findings are preliminary. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Essex County Prosecutor's office says preliminary autopsy findings point to blunt force trauma to the head from a fight with his cellmate.
Reported by: Essex County Prosecutor's office (Thomas Fennelly, head of homicide unit) (outside investigators).