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The Union County Prosecutor's Office on Friday shared body camera footage of a police-involved shooting in Trenton that left a man paralyzed.

Jajuan Henderson, 29, is seeking a jury trial and damages after he was ambushed, shot and ultimately and paralyzed from the chest down by plainclothes police officers last month.

Attorney William J. Hughes, a former federal prosecutor, has started work as a special master monitoring the Cumberland County Jail.

The negotiated agreement won immediate praise from an obviously pleased Hillman, who called it a "win-win." "Ultimately, I think Im going to take the view that this reflects a good faith effort by the county, whatever mistakes may have been made in the past, to move forward and put in place the best jail the county can run under the difficult circumstances we all face," Hillman said. "And I think having a monitor here makes a lot of sense in trying to achieve that goal. "Ultimately, it als...

District Judge Noel Hillman started last week taking testimony in preparation for deciding if the case can proceed. The hearing resumed on Monday, via Zoom, with county attorney Greg Zeff questioning Warden Charles Warren for several hours. Inmates, who have court-appointed attorneys, are attempting to prove there was a “deliberate indifference” by jail administrators to their health and safety rights. Cumberland County counters that it did the best it could in the face of an unprecedente...