Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 8, 2025, the Honorable Wendel E. Daniels, J.S.C. (retired and temporarily assigned on recall), ordered that Sandeep Kumar, 34, of South Ozone Park, New York, shall remained detained in the Ocean County Jail on charges of Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder in connection with the death of Kuldeep Kumar, 35, of India, in Manchester Township, on or about October 22, 2024.
Sandeep Kumar’s co-defendants, Sourav Kumar, 23, Gaurav Singh, 27, Nirmal Singh, 30, and Gurdeep Singh, 22, all of Greenwood, Indiana, will have their detention hearings upon extradition to Ocean County from the State of Indiana.
Sandeep Kumar has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since his apprehension on January 3, 2025. The detention hearing was handled by Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Meghan O’Neill.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).