Ronald G. Rios
Freeholder Direo?or

Carol Barrett Bellante
Gopuly Dire-czar

Kenneth Ammo
Charles Kenny

H. James Poles
Charles E. Tomaro
Blanquita B. Valenti



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Gf?ce of the medical Examine?

R. James Poles
Chairperson, Public Safo?y and
Hoof?z Commiit?oe

John A. Puiomona
Comfy Adminfsoazor

Joseph W. Kriszo
Qopa?monr Hoot}

Diaoe Kariok. MD.
Comfy Medfmi Examiner

Alex Zhang? Mi}.

Fmehwers Medical Examiner
Lauren P. Thoma. Mil
Assistant Medical Examiner
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HARDEN, Timo?hy

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I met today ?om 10:88 to 11:10 am. at tho Middlesox County Medical Emmioor?s Of?ce with.
Jennifer Lipp, Lieutooant Jef?ey Hughes #1243 Dotoo?vo Sergeant Rocco Samorgola #1533
and Detective David B0323 Jr #196. I had requeste? the: meeting so that I could ask. for the
Monmouth County E?rosooutor?s Of?ce to get more speci?c informatioo as to how oxoo?y
Timothy Harden was being remained at tho limo that he suffered a cardiopulmonmy arrest on
95f 15. I oxolained that based on the infonnatioo that I currently havo, I would classify the
manner of death as because i could not exclude the resimiot 13::ng 
to doa?x as I ciid not know exactly what each of the involved is: the rosiraint were: doing
in the several minutes prior to cardiopulmonary ms?doath. Speci?cally: I asked than io clarify
that they were not compressing Timothy Hardeo?s oock or chest duriog that limo. Shortly a?or
tho meeting onded, I additionally emailed AP Lipp to also ask that tho o?icoro clarify that
Timothy?s nose and mouth were not being occluded during 2122:: limo period. I si'aiod that
although I had the morossion that the Howell police officors woro not oomprossing Timotlzy
Hardon?s neck or chest or limiting the airflow in his nose and mouth {luring tho rooming booed
on audio recordings available from the police as well as statomeots by moo-?law enforcement
bystanders, I needed to have those things explicitly asked abooi; Elloz'iog our moo?og} I
discovered that I did not have tho typed statements of Howoll Patricia Troy and John
Smith Jr. Those statements were then given to me. It is my understanding ma}: the Momnooth
County Prosecutor?s Of?ce will be aoemp?ng to question the o?ioors iovolvoo to ascertain how
they were restraining Timothy Harden, particularly near 311d 3: tho {limo ho soffomd a
cardiomlmonary most.

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Diane Kodak, MD

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