How was the chief operating officer of JNF Asset Management killed at Caesars Casino in Atlantic City?
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City police are investigating how a hedge fund executive fell to his death from an escalator. James Vellanti is the second man in two years to plunge from an escalator at The Pier Shops at Caesars. Police were called to the mall, which is connected to the casino by a sky bridge, at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Vellanti lived in Clinton and was chief operating officer for the hedge fund JNF Asset Management LLC in New York. His age was not available. Frank Gilbert Jr. fell about 40 feet after witnesses said the 25-year-old sat on the escalator’s handrail on Aug. 9, 2008. He died of head injuries. ,,, Information from: The Press of Atlantic City, http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com Sources: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20090928_ap_hedgefund
ATLANTIC CITY — Atlantic City police are investigating how a hedge fund executive fell to his death from an escalator. James Vellanti is the second man in two years to plunge from an escalator at The Pier Shops at Caesars. Police were called to the mall, which is connected to the casino by a sky bridge, at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Vellanti lived in Clinton and was chief operating officer for the hedge fund JNF Asset Management LLC in New York. His age was not available. Frank Gilbert Jr. fell about 40 feet after witnesses said the 25-year-old sat on the escalator’s handrail on Aug. 9, 2008. He died of head injuries. Sources: http://www.mycentraljersey.
A hedge fund executive died early Sunday morning after falling three floors from an escalator at The Pier Shops at Caesars, according to police. Atlantic City police said James Vellanti, 40, fell from the third to the first floor. Vellanti lived in Clinton, Hunterdon County and was Chief Operating Officer for the hedge fund JNF Asset Management, LLC in New York. His LinkedIn profile says he went to West Chester University in the 1980s. This is the second incident at The Pier. In August, Frank Gilbert, of Galloway Township, plunged about 40 feet and died of head injuries. Witness said Gilbert, 25, sat on the moving handrail and fell backward, according to Press of Atlantic City. Sources: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Man-Plunges-to-His-Death-from-Pier-at-Caesars-Escalator-in-Atlantic-City-62254882.
