Sherron Rolax

Sherron Rolax (born June 3 1979, died May 24 2008 in Camden, New Jersey) of Camden, New Jersey, United States, first achieved minor notoriety after an incident involving then New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman in 1996.

Encounter with Governor Whitman
Governor Whitman was riding along in a police patrol car when officers stopped Rolax for suspicious activity in Camden, New Jersey; they frisked him, but found nothing. Whitman then also frisked Rolax while a state trooper photographed her. The picture was later published in newspapers statewide, drawing criticism from civil rights leaders who saw this as a violation of Rolax's civil rights and an endorsement of racial profiling by the Governor.

Rolax filed a tort claim to the United States District Court against Whitman, the State, the State Police, and other state officials on April 24 2001. The case was dismissed because it was not filed early enough, which was affirmed on appeal.

Criminality and death
On May 31 2002, Rolax was arrested for possession of narcotics within 1000 feet of school property. Rolax pled guilty on January 27, 2003, and was sentenced on February 28, 2003, to South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Rolax was eligible for parole as of May 30 2005, and completed his full term on March 3 2006.

Rolax had two prior drug-related convictions before his guilty plea on January 27 2003, and had another drug-related arrest the following year.

Rolax was killed in the early morning hours of May 24, 2008 in the aftermath of a loud verbal dispute in Camden, New Jersey. He was shot and killed around 12.45 in the morning.

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