Violent Mercer County inmate gets 25 years for killing cellmate

A Trenton man who admitted to killing his cellmate at the Mercer County Correction Center has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison. Lamar Gaines, 22, must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence behind bars for strangling and beating 38-year-old Darryl Boone to death in 2013. Mercer County Superior Court Judge Darlene … Read more →

Accused jailhouse killer indicted on murder charges

HOPEWELL - A Trenton man who allegedly admitted to killing his cellmate at the Mercer County Correction Center last year has been indicted in connection with the case. Lamar Gaines, 19, was indicted Wednesday on one count of first-degree murder in connection with the strangulation and beating death of 38-year-old Darryl Boone. Around 1:30 a.m. … Read more →

Driver in Monday’s fatal crash charged with homicide

The driver involved in the crash on the 100 block of Pennington Avenue is being held responsible for the death of 22-year-old Jamere Cullers. Darryl Boone, 37, of Trenton, was allegedly drunk behind the wheel early Monday morning when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a pole, killing Cullers and left Boone’s other passenger … Read more →

Darryl Boone

  • Arrested: June 17, 2013
  • Age: 37
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Suspected in the June 17, 2013, death of Jamere Cullers.