El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en abril 12, 2021, the Honorable Steven F. Nemeth, J.S.C., ordered that Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, de jackson, shall remain detained in the Ocean County Jail pending trial on charges of Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.1, and Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended Driver’s License while being involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:40-22a. These charges relate to a motor vehicle crash that occurred in Jackson Township on December 24, 2020 – resulting in the death of Phyllis Shtab, 81, del municipio de Howell, two days later on December 26, 2020.
Initially a fugitive from justice, Alcázar Sánchez se entregó a agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos en Laredo, Texas on March 3, 2021. He was extradited from Texas to New Jersey, y ha estado alojado en la cárcel del condado de Ocean desde marzo. 31, 2021. The detention hearing was handled by Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Robert Cassidy.
Se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..