El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en marzo 15, 2021, Quintin Alec-Manning, 22, del municipio de ladrillo, pled guilty to Animal Cruelty in violation of N.J.S.A. 4:22-17C(1), ante el Honorable Guy P. ryan, JSC. En el momento de su sentencia en mayo 5, 2021, el Estado buscará un plazo de 90 days in the Ocean County Jail as a condition of Probation, community service, and an Order prohibiting Alec-Manning from owning or working with animals in the future.
En mayo 29, 2019, officers from the Toms River Township Police Department were notified that a motor vehicle struck a family of five geese in the parking lot of the Indian Head Plaza in Toms River, causing their death. A subsequent investigation by the Toms River Police Department identified Alec-Manning as the individual who purposely hit the geese with his motor vehicle. On May 30, 2019, Alec-Manning was arrested, charged, and released on a summons pending future court appearances.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligence and hard work of Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Veni who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Toms River Township Police Department, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife, por su asistencia combinada en relación con esta investigación – ultimately resulting in Alec-Manning’s guilty plea today.