

Lore, a clinical law professor at Rutgers Law School in Camden, said New Jersey treats unlawful gun possession seriously, ranking it just below first-degree crimes like murder and rape. The email also asks staff to report suspicious activity to the Human Services police stationed at the hospital. In it, Ancora's director of safety and security, Carol Canale, announced increased security measures "due to recent events that occurred at the hospital." She reminded employees to wear their ID badges at all times, and to keep all personal belongings, including purses and lunch bags, locked in vehicles, offices or in break room lockers. The Courier Post obtained a photograph of an email reportedly sent to hospital staff on Friday. Fackelman is listed as suspended, according to information obtained Tuesday through the Open Public Records Act. In April 2019, he was listed as one of four quality assurance coordinators for the hospital with an annual salary of $110,169.Ī state representative said Monday that the Department of Health would not comment on the matter. State records obtained by the Courier-Post show he was first hired in 1997, and was named the hospital's risk management director in 2016. If convicted, Fackelman could face five to 10 years in state prison and a fine up to $150,000.įackelman did not immediately return a message left at his home Monday. When questioned, according to the document, Fackelman admitted he had a handgun in his personal vehicle. He was ordered to appear in Camden County Superior Court next week.Īccording to the probable cause statement, an unnamed employee alerted Human Services police at the hospital that Fackelman showed a bullet to another employee. New Jersey Human Services police charged William Fackelman of Hammonton with unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit on state property, a second degree crime.

3 after he allegedly brought a handgun onto hospital grounds without a permit, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained Monday by the Courier-Post. An administrator at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital was arrested on Sept.
