Jeremy Framolaro
Jeremy Framolaro died on February 24, 2025, at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township, after Howell Township police took him there. His parents, Diane and Gerard Framolaro, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Monmouth County Superior Court against township police and county jail officials. The lawsuit says Jeremy sent a text message expressing suicidal thoughts that officers ignored, and that jail staff allowed him access to a bed sheet, which he used to hang himself. The township says it will defend its police department, and county officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Jeremy Framolaro's family's wrongful death lawsuit says he hanged himself with a bed sheet after jail staff allowed him access to it and officers ignored his suicide threats, while the township says it will defend its police department.
Reported by: his family's wrongful death lawsuit (Diane and Gerard Framolaro) (family or their lawyers); Howell Township police (the agency that held him); Monmouth County Correctional Institution officials (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His parents, Diane and Gerard Framolaro, sued Howell Township police and Monmouth County jail officials in Monmouth County Superior Court over his death, and no settlement or verdict has been reported.