El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer and Berkeley Township Chief of Police Kevin Santucci announced that on October 15, 2024, Dhenmark Francisco, 28, del río Toms, and Jovi Esperanza, 31, de Beachwood, were each charged with Aggravated Assault in connection with an incident that occurred in Berkeley Township on October 14, 2024.
En octubre 15, 2024, the Berkeley Township Police Department was contacted by authorities at the Crystal Lake Rehabilitation Facility regarding a patient that had been assaulted. An investigation by the Berkeley Township Police Department Detective Bureau determined that on October 14, 2024, aproximadamente a 11:45 soy., a 52 year-old male patient was assaulted by two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) who were employed by the facility. The patient was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, and then transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick for treatment of his injuries. He is listed in critical but stable condition.
Further investigation identified Francisco and Esperanza as the CNAs responsible for assaulting the victim. En octubre 15, 2024, Francisco was taken into custody at the facility without incident. Fue transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean., donde se encuentra actualmente en espera de una audiencia de detención. En esa misma fecha, Esperanza surrendered himself to Berkeley Township Police Headquarters; he was likewise transported to the Ocean County Jail, donde se encuentra actualmente en espera de una audiencia de detención.
Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief Santucci acknowledge the Berkeley Township Police Department and Berkeley Township Police Department Detective Bureau for their diligent efforts in connection with this investigation leading to the apprehension of Francisco and Esperanza.
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).