Jason Sworn
Jason Sworn, 50, of Jersey City, died on January 25, 2021, while held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in New Jersey. According to county spokesman Jim Kennelly and the Hudson County Prosecutor's office, his cellmate alerted officers that he had fallen out of bed and was complaining of chest pains. He was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m., and the county has attributed his death to cardiac arrest. The prosecutor's office is investigating, and the cause and manner of death remain pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Hudson County spokesman Jim Kennelly said he died of cardiac arrest, and the prosecutor's office says the cause and manner remain pending the medical examiner's findings.
Reported by: Hudson County spokesman Jim Kennelly (the agency that held him); Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez (outside investigators).