Prosecutor: Area Man Charged in Fellow Inmate’s Overdose Death

An area man who was incarcerated has been charged with the first-degree crime of strict liability and related charges in connection with the April opioid overdose death of a fellow inmate at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

Alvino Hinton, 47, of Long Branch, was arrested and charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, third-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance and third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute in the drug-induced death of David Egner, 32, of Toms River, on Aug. 18.

The case background …

At approximately 9:05 a.m. on April 17 Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) officers discovered inmate David Egner non-responsive on the floor of his cell. Medical first aid administered and Egner was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. There, he was diagnosed as suffering from heroin/fentanyl poisoning. Egner was pronounced dead later the same day.

The investigation into Egner’s death by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, revealed that Hinton had allegedly smuggled the drugs into MCCI and distributed the fatal substance to Egner while he was a fellow inmate.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office