El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en octubre 18, 2023, John Filistovich, 59, de Lakewood, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on charges of Murder and Theft in connection with the death of Betty Perry, 60, de Lakewood, which occurred on May 30, 2023.
En mayo 30, 2023, aproximadamente a 12:15 pm., Officers from the Lakewood Township Police Department responded to a residence on Thornbury Court to conduct a welfare check on Betty Perry. Responding Officers made entry into the residence and found the deceased body of a female, later identified as Ms. Perry, on the floor of the bedroom.
Una investigación posterior realizada por la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Lakewood, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, revealed that Filistovich and Ms. Perry had been living together and were in a dating relationship. Further investigation revealed that a 2015 Hyundai Elantra belonging to Ms. Perry had been taken from the residence.
Later in the day on May 30, 2023, investigating Detectives received information that Maryland State Troopers had encountered Filistovich on the side of the road near Salisbury, Maryland, in the victim’s vehicle. Filistovich was transported to a local medical facility in Salisbury. En esa fecha, Filistovich was charged in connection with the theft of Ms. Perry’s vehicle.
En mayo 31, 2023, the Ocean County Medical Examiner performed a post-mortem examination of Ms. Perry, and determined the cause of her death to be blunt force injuries to the head, neck, and chest with asphyxiation, y la forma de muerte es homicidio. The investigation in this matter resulted in Filistovich being identified as the individual responsible for Ms. Perry’s death, and he was formally charged with her murder on June 1, 2023.
Upon being released from the medical facility in Salisbury, Maryland, en Junio 1, 2023, Filistovich was taken into custody without incident. He was subsequently transferred to the Wicomico County Corrections Center, also located in Salisbury, and thereafter extradited to Ocean County. Filistovich has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since his extradition to New Jersey.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Kaitlyn Burke who presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the State, y elogia a la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Lakewood, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Lakewood, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, Oficina del médico forense del condado de Ocean, Policía Estatal de Maryland, and Salisbury (Maryland) Departamento de Policia, Por su asistencia colectiva y cooperativa en relación con esta investigación..
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).