By Kevin Shea
nj.com
EWING, N.J. — A New Jersey State Police trooper died Sunday during training at the agency’s headquarters in Ewing, officials said.
Trooper Marcellus E. Bethea, assigned to the Moorestown Station in Burlington County, was a trooper for over eight years, the agency announced on X (formerly Twitter).
State Police officials did not give any details about what training Bethea was undergoing, how he died or the time of the incident. An investigation of Bethea’s death was ongoing Sunday night, officials said.
Gov. Phil Murphy and his wife, Tammy, mourned and lauded Bethea in a statement, saying: “Trooper Bethea showed a passion and spark for service from a young age, participating in New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week while a student at Burlington Regional High School, and later graduating from the State Police Academy as part of the 156th class.”
“He embodied Honor, Duty, and Fidelity in its highest form every day and in everything he did,” Murphy said.
The State Police headquarters is located on a campus containing several buildings and facilities off River Road in Ewing’s West Trenton neighborhood.
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Colonel Patrick J. Callahan regrets to announce the untimely death of Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea, badge #7829, Troop “D”, Moorestown Station, who passed away during training. pic.twitter.com/LP6r9hGxYx
— NJSP – New Jersey State Police (@NJSP) May 6, 2024
