COURT HOUSE – The arrests of Luis A. Vazquez, 30, and Alexander Davis, 41, both of Woodbine for the first-degree charge of strict liability in a drug-induced death was announced by Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief William Mastriana of the Lower Township Police Department in a March 3 release.
According to the release, on Feb. 29, Lower Township Police patrol officers responded to the 200 block of Cedardale Road in Villas for the report of an unresponsive male.
Officers discovered the victim, Derek Clayton, 31, had suffered an apparent fatal drug overdose. The Lower Township Police Detective Bureau, Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Narcotics Task Force immediately initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Clayton’s death.
As a result of that extensive multijurisdictional investigation, detectives identified Vazquez and Davis as the individuals who allegedly supplied the narcotics which resulted in the victim’s death.
As a result, Vasquez and Davis were arrested and charged with the offense of strict liability in a drug-induced death.
Sutherland stated that his office, as well as all law enforcement agencies throughout Cape May County, will aggressively investigate and prosecute those individuals who engage in the distribution of CDS, especially those individuals who distribute CDS which results in the death of another.
Sutherland recognized the investigative efforts of the officers and detectives involved in the investigation who brought it to a swift and successful conclusion. Sutherland continues to urge the citizens of Cape May County to report information regarding any criminal activity within community and that this information can be reported anonymously through the Cape May County Sheriffs Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net and click on anonymous tip, or through the Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-889-3597 or the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135.
The above was received from a law enforcement agency.
The persons named are innocent unless proven otherwise.
