TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, along with the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability and the New Jersey State Police, announced the sentencing of two men from Cumberland County for their involvement in a 2020 shooting incident at a Salem County mobile home park. The confrontation left NJSP Detective Richard Hershey seriously injured.
Tremaine Hadden, 30, of Bridgeton, was convicted of aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, riot, and weapons offenses, resulting in a 37-year prison sentence as of September 12, 2023. Najzeir “Naz” Hutchings, 25, also from Bridgeton, received a 13-year sentence on January 24, 2024, for aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon, following a plea agreement that required his testimony at trial.
The incident occurred on April 25, 2020, when Detective Hershey was investigating a home invasion at the Harding Woods mobile home park. A hostile group of 15 individuals, armed and intending to attack a resident and damage property, opened fire on Hershey, who was struck by a bullet in the hip. Over a dozen shots were fired during the confrontation, with one other person injured by a stray bullet. The detective, who returned fire, has since recovered and was named the NJSP’s 2020 Trooper of the Year.
Kareen “Kai” Warner, 23, also involved in the shooting, was previously sentenced on December 12, 2023, to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. Warner’s plea agreement similarly required his cooperation in testifying at the trial.