On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, members of the United States Marshals Service, in coordination with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, arrested the parents of a male infant after a grand jury returned an indictment charging them in connection with their son’s death.
Jason Megaro, 27, of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, and Jenae Vasquez, 20, of the Bronx, New York, have been charged by way of indictment with Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a(1) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(2). They were arrested in Mount Carmel and Manhattan, respectively, and will remain in custody pending extradition to New Jersey.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the Bayonne Police Department was notified that a 2-month-old injured male was brought to Bayonne Medical Center. The infant was transferred to University Hospital in Newark and was pronounced deceased on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The Regional Medical Examiner determined the Cause of Death to be Complications from Blunt Force Injuries to the Head and the Manner of Death to be Homicide.
Prosecutor Mello credited the Homicide Unit, the Special Victims Unit, the Bayonne Police Department, the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, the United States Marshals Service Middle PA Division, and the Mount Carmel Police Department with the investigation and arrests. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6)
