Multiple Ocean County law enforcement agencies are investigating the death of a woman found in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Trail near County Line Road in Waretown
UpdatedSat, Jun 5, 2021 at 4:43 pm ET
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A woman s body was found in the woods near the Barnegat Branch Trail and Country Line Road in Waretown on Friday, the Ocean County Prosecutor s Office said Saturday. (Google Maps)
WARETOWN, NJ The death of a woman whose body was found near the Barnegat Branch Trail in Waretown has been labeled suspicious, the Ocean County Prosecutor s Office said Saturday.
The woman s identity has not been released.
Her body was found Friday in a wooded area of the trail near Country Line Road in Waretown, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Ocean Township police were notified about 1:30 p.m. Friday about an unresponsive woman near the trail, and found her dead.
The Ocean County Prosecutors Office and Berkeley Township Police are investigating a Monday night shooting in Manitou Park that left a man with a bullet fragment in his face, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Police Chief Karin DiMichele announced in a joint statement Tuesday.
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The 29-year old victim was treated at Community Medical Center and later released.
As for the shooting, police responded to Third Avenue Manitou Park on Monday around 3:00 pm where they found the victim.
It s not known who fired the shots or why at this point.
The Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit and Berkeley Police are investigating the shooting and ask that if you or someone you know has any information that can help them solve the case, you should reach out to Detective Denis Mitchell of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 732-929-2027 extension 2476 or Detective Michael Riccardelli of the Berkeley Township Police Department at 732-341-
Carles Bryant, 34, remains at large.
Toms River police officers went to the Howard Johnson about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a 911 call about a fight between a man and a woman in the lobby.
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The officers found the woman unconscious with apparent stab wounds to the head, face and body, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a statement.
Medics rushed the woman to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where she remains in stable but critical condition, the prosecutor said.
Bryant was identified and charged on Wednesday. He also drew weapons offenses and a contempt charge in the attack.