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Keldy Ortiz NorthJersey
Published 10:29 p.m. UTC Jun 26, 2018
A man's body was found Tuesday morning in the Fair Lawn home of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins, police said.
It's not known if Jenkins was at the Van Saun Place residence, said Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler.
The belief within the Giants’ organization is that Jenkins has been at his off-season home in Florida since the team’s mini-camp ended June 14.
A spokesperson from the Giants said, “We are aware of and monitoring the situation.”
Fair Lawn resident Patti Golick said that Jenkins was not home, but members of his family do live in the rental house.
“We’re just all very upset. We don’t know anything right now,” she said.
"He's a good guy. He's a perfect neighbor and you couldn't ask for anyone better," said Golick, who said Jenkins has lived in the home for two years with family. “It was exciting having him here. We’re respectful of his privacy."
Jenkins has played two seasons with the Giants after being selected by the Rams out of North Alabama in in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said in a statement that the Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Fair Lawn Police Department are investigating.
"The deceased is not the owner of the residence," Calo said. "but the identity of the male decedent cannot be released until next of kin have been notified."
Property records show the house is in the name of Srinivasa Rao Tummalapenta
Police received a 911 call at 10:22 a.m., Metzler said.
The prosecutor's officer said the investigation is ongoing.
