El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en enero 17, 2025, Harry Bray, Jr., 37, de Mánchester, fue sentenciado por el Honorable Kenneth T.. Palmero, J.S.C., a 18 years New Jersey State Prison relative to his previously entered guilty plea to Attempted Murder in connection with an incident that occurred during the evening hours of January 5, 2023, resulting in serious bodily injuries to a female victim. Esta sentencia estará sujeta a los términos de la Ley de No Liberación Temprana., meaning that Bray will be required to serve at least 85 por ciento de su sentencia de prisión antes de que pueda ser considerado para la elegibilidad para la libertad condicional. Bray pled guilty to the charge before Judge Palmer on November 12, 2024.
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 serious bodily injuries. She was later transported to a rehabilitation facility, and is currently at home recovering. 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 handled 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, y ahora su larga sentencia de prisión estatal.