Trenton man charged over body found in trash bag

January 18, 2023

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER) – Mercer County Attorney Angelo J. Onofrey announced today that an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department has resulted in the indictment of a Trenton man in connection with the discovery last month of decomposed body in a garbage bag.

David Gibson, 44, of Trenton, has been charged with disturbing or desecrating human remains, tampering with evidence and obstruction. Prosecutors filed a motion to place Gibson in pre-trial detention. Gibson is a tenant at 615 Beatty Street who was evicted in November. He is accused of placing the victim in a trash bag after she died, moving the trash bag to another location, hiding the victim’s remains, and not contacting the authorities.

On December 23, 2022, a decomposed body was found by a homeowner in a trash bag in a house on the 600 block of Beatty Street in Trenton. An autopsy was performed by the Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and the cause and nature of the victim’s death are awaiting further investigation. A preliminary identification of the victim has been made, but this identification is awaiting DNA confirmation.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406. Information can also be sent by email to [email protected].

Despite being charged, each defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by the court.