El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en noviembre 12, 2024, Harry Bray, Jr., 37, de Mánchester, pled guilty to Attempted Murder before the Honorable Kenneth T. Palmero, J.S.C., , in connection with an incident that occurred during the evening hours of January 5, 2023, resulting in serious bodily injuries to a female victim. En el momento de su sentencia en enero 17, 2025, el Estado buscará un plazo de 18 años Prisión Estatal de Nueva Jersey – sujeto a los términos de la Ley de No Salida Temprana.
En enero 5, 2023, aproximadamente a 5:30 pm., an Officer from the Brick Township Police Department was conducting a routine area check off of Cherry Quay Road when the Officer observed a vehicle with two flat tires in a parking lot area. Upon further examination, the Officer found a female victim on the ground near the vehicle suffering from multiple stab wounds. The female was transported to a local area hospital, where she was treated for her injuries and subsequently released. Una investigación de la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Brick, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, revealed that Bray was responsible for the victim’s injuries.
Later in the evening on January 5, 2023, Bray was taken into custody without incident in Manchester Township by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Brick Township Police Department. Bray was thereafter transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he has been lodged since that date.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Ashley Angelo who is handling the case on behalf of the State, así como la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Brick, Departamento de policía del municipio de Manchester, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Bray’s swift apprehension, Declaración de culpabilidad, and soon his lengthy state prison sentence.