Jefrey Vasquez-Calderon, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravatedmanslaughter before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert E. Lytle on September 6.Under the terms of the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Vasquez-Calderon be
sentenced to 22 years in state prison under the No Early Release Act.
September 8, 2022
An East Windsor man charged with the February 2019 stabbing death of Luis Sanchez pleadedguilty this week to aggravated manslaughter, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofrireported.Jefrey Vasquez-Calderon, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravatedmanslaughter before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert E. Lytle on September 6.Under the terms of the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Vasquez-Calderon besentenced to 22 years in state prison under the No Early Release Act.The guilty plea is a result of an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide TaskForce and the East Windsor Township Police Department. On Wednesday, February 27, 2019,at approximately 8:30 a.m., East Windsor police responded to Sanchez’ residence in the firstblock of Bennington Drive and found him unresponsive on the back patio area of the home.There were visible wounds and trauma to Sanchez’ body and he was pronounced dead at thescene.Investigation revealed that Sanchez and Vasquez-Calderon left a nearby liquor store andlounge together earlier that evening. After returning to Sanchez’ residence, Vasquez-Calderonstabbed Sanchez numerous times with a knife. The two men were acquaintances and neighborswho both lived in the first block of Bennington Drive.Assistant Prosecutor Timothy McCann represented the state. Vasquez-Calderon is scheduled
to be sentenced on November 4.