Knife-Wielding Man Admits Stalking, Stabbing Woman In Jackson, Prosecutor Says Knife-Wielding Man Admits Stalking, Stabbing Woman In Jackson, Prosecutor Says
Knife-Wielding Man Admits Stalking, Stabbing Woman In Jackson, Prosecutor Says A 38-year-old Jersey Shore man has admitted to stalking and stabbing a woman last spring, authorities said. Michael Mahan, 38, of Ewing Township, pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault and making terroristic threats as well as driving while intoxicated according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. His guilty plea came in connection with several incidents on May 8 in Jackson Township, the prosecutor said. Mahan allegedly held a knife to the victim’s neck, threatened to kill her and then punched while holding the knife, slicing her face. Jackson Township polic…
Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law
Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law A 21-year-old Jersey Shore man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, authorities said Wednesday Ralph Downey, Jr., of Manchester, was arrested on Sept. 28, after failing to meet his annual registration requirement with any law enforcement agencies, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Megan’s Law has required certain sex offenders to register with their local police departments whenever they move and/or change their residential address or place of employment since 1994.  Failure to comply is a third-degree crime. Downey was lodge…
Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop
Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop A 31-year-old man who reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey has been sentenced in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, age 31, of New Haven, will serve 14 years in New Jersey State Prison. After making the victim give a Tuckerton, NJ police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, according to Ocean County, NJ Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The then-girlfriend hit…
Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer
Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer A 31-year-old man from Connecticut has been sentenced to 14 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, 31, of New Haven, reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  After making the victim give a Tuckerton police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, Billhimer s…
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death A Jersey Shore couple was jailed in connection with an overdose heroin/fentanyl death of a 16-year-old boy last month, authorities said. David Belk, 45, and Stephanie O’Neill, 44, both of Little Egg Harbor, have been charged with strict liability, endangering the welfare of a child, and drug related charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Captain James Hawkins said. Belk and O’Neill supplied heroin and fentanyl to the 16-year-old boy, who was found unresponsive on the floor of an East Susquehanna Driver on July 3, authorities said. Responding officers administered li…
Ocean County Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge Ocean County Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge
Ocean County Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge A 52-year-old Jersey Shore man was indicted on attempted murder charges months in the shooting a 55-year-old man, authorities announced. Donald Rutter, of Tuckerton, was indicted on Aug. 19 by an Ocean County Grand Jury on charges of attempted murder, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon in  a Jan. 5 shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Little Egg Harbor police responded to Jarvis Marine on Radio Road for a 911 call reporting a shooting around 7:30 p.m. that night, Billhimer said. There, they found Thomas Jar…
NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell
NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell A New Jersey resident and associate warden at the troubled jail housing Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of killing her husband, authorities and news reports say. Antonia Ashford, 44, discharged the weapon that killed Roderick Ashford, 47, in their Jackson Township home on Aug. 2, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Roderick suffered a gunshot wound to the face around 2:15 a.m., Billhimer said. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said alongside Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz. A…
NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell
NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell A New Jersey resident and associate warden at the troubled jail housing Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of killing her husband, authorities and news reports say. Antonia Ashford, 44, discharged the weapon that killed Roderick Ashford, 47, in their Jackson Township home on Aug. 2, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Roderick suffered a gunshot wound to the face around 2:15 a.m., Billhimer said. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said alongside Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz. A…
Prosecutor: Raid Of Drug-Dealing Jersey Shore Couple's Home Turns Up Crystal Meth, Heroin Prosecutor: Raid Of Drug-Dealing Jersey Shore Couple's Home Turns Up Crystal Meth, Heroin
Prosecutor: Raid Of Drug-Dealing Jersey Shore Couple's Home Turns Up Crystal Meth, Heroin A pair of Ocean County drug dealers were arrested after authorities said they found more than a pound of crystal meth and heroin/fentanyl combined, along with $13,000 in cash at their home. A court-ordered search warrant executed July 29 at a Waretown home turned up approximately 40 grams of crystal meth, 20 grams of unpackaged heroin/fentanyl and other "evidence indicative of narcotics distribution purposes." the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.  Daniel Labiak, 47, and Jaclyn Applegate, 37, were subsequently arrested on a slew of drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor B…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing SEEN HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing
Seen HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing Authorities in Ocean County are seeking the public’s help locating a man charged with attempted murder in connection to a stabbing in the parking lot of a local ShopRite. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Michael Stallworth, 37, who is accused of stabbing a 44-year-old man in the back multiple times in the parking lot of ShopRite on Route 70 in Brick around 4 p.m. Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio said. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where he remains in critical but stabl…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing SEEN HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing
Seen HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing Authorities in Ocean County are seeking the public’s help locating a man charged with attempted murder in connection to a stabbing in the parking lot of a local ShopRite. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Michael Stallworth, 37, who is accused of stabbing a 44-year-old man in the back multiple times in the parking lot of ShopRite on Route 70 in Brick around 4 p.m. Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio said. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where he remains in critical but stabl…
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Man Sentenced To State Prison For Fatal Shooting Of Beachwood Man, 27 Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Man Sentenced To State Prison For Fatal Shooting Of Beachwood Man, 27
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Man Sentenced To State Prison For Fatal Shooting Of Beachwood Man, 27 A 32-year-old Ocean County man has been sentenced to state prison for fatally shooting another man in South Toms River, authorities said Monday. Marcus Samuels, of South Toms River, previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of Willie Love, 27, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release. Samuels was behind the wheel of a 2004 Dodge Nitro when he pulled up to a vehicle driven by Love, of Beachwood, and fatally shot him near the Community Medical Center on June 8, 2015, Billhimer said. Love was later pronounced dead at Commu…