A Florida man has been arrested and charged in reference to an assault in Stratford that led
to the death of his brother-in-law, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Stratford
Police Chief Ronald Morello.
On December 27, 2025, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Stratford Police Department were
notified of an assault that occurred two days earlier at a residence on the 100 block of Wright Avenue in
Stratford that resulted in the death of Frank Vitrano, 72, of Buena, New Jersey.
During the investigation, detectives determined that Vitrano had been struck in the head by John E.
Meyers, 69, of Port St. Lucie, Florida during an argument on December 25, 2025.
The victim sought medical treatment on December 26, 2025, and was later pronounced deceased at
Cooper University Hospital on December 27, 2025. The Camden-Gloucester-Salem County Medical
Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be blunt head trauma and the manner of death to be
homicide.
Meyers was charged with 2nd-degree Manslaughter on December 28, 2025. He was taken into custody in
Philadelphia by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force –
Camden Division on December 29, 2025. He was remanded to a correctional facility in Pennsylvania,
pending extradition to New Jersey.
Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Luis Sibaja Jr. of the Camden County Prosecutor’s
Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-8682 and Detective Tom Farrell of the Stratford Police Department at
(856) 783-8616. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt