{"id":204382,"date":"2025-11-10T19:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/erick-gainer-pennsylvania-dad-beaten-to-death-hours-after-reporting-to-prison-for-dui-sentence\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:55:42","slug":"erick-gainer-pennsylvania-dad-beaten-to-death-hours-after-reporting-to-prison-for-dui-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/erick-gainer-pennsylvania-dad-beaten-to-death-hours-after-reporting-to-prison-for-dui-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Erick Gainer: Pennsylvania Dad Beaten to Death Hours After Reporting to Prison For DUI Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 41-year-old Pennsylvania resident was killed this week just hours after he reported to prison to begin serving a 90-day sentence on DUI charges.<\/p>\n<p>When Erick Gainer\u2019s girlfriend dropped him off at a Pennsylvania prison to do his time, she didn\u2019t imagine that she would never see him again.<\/p>\n<p>But less than 24 hours later, she received word that he had been beaten to death by a fellow inmate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-1024x678.png\" alt=\"A New Jersey dad named Erick Gainer was beaten to death by a prison inmate this week.\" class=\"wp-image-539915 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-2048x1355.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-960x635.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-1080x715.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM-1200x794.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.14.17-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A New Jersey dad named Erick Gainer was beaten to death by a prison inmate this week.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (GoFundMe)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-and-friends-express-shock-over-brutal-murder-of-erick-gainer\">Family and friends express shock over brutal murder of Erick Gainer<\/h2>\n<p>According to a report from the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/10\/us-news\/dui-dad-beaten-to-death-just-hours-after-booking-into-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>, a third inmate heard Gainer shouting, \u201cStop!\u201d and \u201cHelp! What did I do to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gainer\u2019s family is likely to take legal action against the Bureau of Prisons for what appears to be a shocking lapse in security.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, they\u2019re grieving the loss of a father and beloved bartender, who will be remembered for his gentle nature and his sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t even 24 hours from when I dropped him [off at prison] when I got the phone call from the warden,\u201d says Gainer\u2019s grieving girlfriend, Tessa Shorb.<\/p>\n<p>She described Gainer as the \u201cbiggest dorky dad-joke teller ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him, \u2018Don\u2019t worry. It is one of the safest jails, the nicest jails. You\u2019re going to get through it,\u2019\u201d Shorb added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inmate murdered less than one day into DUI sentence; family mourns as cellmate is charged\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vqRMdp4Mq5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis was just cold-blooded murder. He took a kind, gentle soul, Erick wouldn\u2019t hurt a fly,\u201d said Erick\u2019s brother, Lonnie Gainer, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took the better part of me,\u201d the grieving brother said. \u201cIf I could trade places with Erick, I would have in a heartbeat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandersmortuary.com\/obituary\/Erick-Gainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obituary<\/a>, \u201cErick was a 2002 graduate of Loyalsock Township High School and went on to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe built a career in hospitality, where his friendly personality and genuine care for others shined,\u201d the tribute continues.<\/p>\n<p>A 33-year-old California resident named Dangelo Nowlin has been charged in connection with Gainer\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Nowlin had been arrested for criminal trespassing after refusing to leave a truck stop. It\u2019s unclear at this time why he may have singled out Gainer.<\/p>\n<p>Friends of Gainer\u2019s have launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-loving-memory-of-erick-gainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> to help his family handle funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Erick Gainer\u2019s loved at this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/nj-dad-beaten-to-death-hours-after-reporting-to-prison-for-dui-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes A 41-year-old Pennsylvania resident was killed this week just hours after he reported to prison to begin serving a 90-day sentence on DUI charges. When Erick Gainer\u2019s girlfriend dropped him off at a Pennsylvania prison to do his time, she didn\u2019t imagine that she would never see him again. 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