El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en enero 30, 2026, Joseph Cavallaro, 45, de Mánchester, pled guilty to Attempted Murder before the Honorable Guy P. ryan, P.J.Cr.P., in connection with an incident that occurred in Manchester Township on June 27, 2025. En el momento de su sentencia en marzo 26, 2026, the State will be seeking ten (10) years New Jersey State Prison subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act (NERA).
En Junio 27, 2025, aproximadamente a 12:15 pm., Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Community for a report of a female in distress in a mobile home. Upon making entry into the home, responding Officers discovered a 71-year-old female victim with apparent significant injuries to her face and body. The victim was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where she underwent treatment for her injuries and was later discharged.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Manchester Township Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that the victim was Cavallaro’s mother, and that Cavallaro and the victim became involved in an argument which turned physical. Cavallaro assaulted his mother in her home – causing her to lose consciousness and suffer a concussion, fractured ribs, fractured skull, and facial fractures. Cavallaro was taken into custody on June 27, 2025 without incident and has been detained in the Ocean County Jail since that date. In entering his guilty plea, Cavallaro admitted to the Court that his purpose in assaulting the victim was to cause her death.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends Assistant Prosecutor Lynn Juan 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, Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Manchester, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Manchester, Manchester Fire Prevention Bureau, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, por sus esfuerzos combinados en relación con esta investigación.