According to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, a Millville man was given a 45-year jail sentence on Thursday for a 2022 murder at an apartment building in Bridgeton. In March 2025, Ryan Askins, 32, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter, possession of a weapon for an illegal purpose, and certain persons not to possess a handgun. On July 30, 2022, Askins shot and killed Herbert Lee Jr. at the Maplewood Gardens apartment complex off South East Avenue. According to a news release from the Prosecutor's Office, Askins was barred from owning weapons because of a previous conviction.