Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper II Marcellus Bethea collapsed and died while training at the Ewing Headquarters Division at 1040 River Road in Ewing Township.
Trooper Bethea was training to join Teams Unit One, the New Jersey State Police SWAT Team.
Trooper Bethea had served with the New Jersey State Police for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper II Bethea gave the New Jersey State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper II Bethea.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New Jersey State Police, 13 of 84 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 15.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marcellus E. Bethea's cause is highlighted.
How Marcellus E. Bethea Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Marcellus E. Bethea is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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