El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer and Lacey Township Chief of Police Michael C. DiBella have announced that on September 7, 2022, Justin Donaldson, 36, del municipio de Lacey, was charged with Murder in violation of NJSA. 2C:11-3a(1), in connection with the death of his father, David Donaldson, 67, also of Lacey Township.
En septiembre 7, 2022, aproximadamente a 4:35 pm., Officers from the Lacey Township Police Department were summoned to a residence on Weehawken Avenue by a concerned family member who was attempting to perform a welfare check on his father, David Donaldson, and his brother, Justin Donaldson. Justin Donaldson would not let the family member in the residence. The concerned family member called 911 and the Lacey Township Police responded. Lacey Township Police Officers subsequently made entry into the residence, where they discovered the body of a deceased male – identified as David Donaldson – with apparent trauma to his face.
An investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Departamento de policía del municipio de Lacey, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit determined that Justin Donaldson was the individual responsible for his father’s death. Justin Donaldson was taken into custody at the scene without incident. Fue transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean., donde se encuentra actualmente en espera de una audiencia de detención.
Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief DiBella commend the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Departamento de policía del municipio de Lacey, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía de Lacey Township, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, for their combined and collective efforts in connection with this investigation leading to the arrest of Justin Donaldson.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y 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..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).