NJ Attorney General probes death after police encounter in Hunterdon County

61-year-old man died days after being handcuffed during Franklin Township response

Franklin Township, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a man who suffered a medical episode while being detained by police earlier this month in Hunterdon County.

Authorities identified the man as 61-year-old Steven Fitzpatrick of Pittstown. The incident occurred March 10 on Locust Grove Road, where Franklin Township police responded to a report of a domestic dispute involving thre...