A 23-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder in the July 17 death of another inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Burlington County, Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said Friday.
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Trevor Banton, of East Orange, allegedly killed 24-year-old Yasin Sellers in the prison gym after a religious service attended by other inmates, Bradshaw said.
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Correctional officers found Sellers unresponsive on the floor and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said.
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Banton is awaiting his first court appearance in the case.
No other details about the fatal assault were released.