FUGITIVE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO OCEAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES
" Michael Stallworth Surrenders To The Ocean County Sheriff's Office In Connection With The July 26, 2021 Stabbing of A 44-Year-Old Man In Brick Township, New Jersey."
August 30, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ.- On Monday, August 30, 2021 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio announced that on Sunday, August 29, 2021, Michael Stallworth, 37, of Seaside Heights, a Fugitive From Justice in connection to an incident which occurred in Brick Township on Monday, July 26, 2021, surrendered himself to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division. Stallworth was processed and transported to The Ocean County Jail in Toms River, New Jersey where he will remain lodged pending a detention hearing.
On Monday, July 26, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Members of The Brick Township Police Department responded to the parking lot of the ShopRite on Route 70 in Brick, New Jersey on a report of a male victim having been stabbed in the parking lot.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a 44-year-old male victim with apparent stab wounds to his back. The victim was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey for treatment of his injuries, where he is reported to be in critical but stable condition.
An investigation by The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Brick Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, had resulted in Stallworth being identified as the individual who stabbed the victim and caused his injuries.
On Monday, July 26, 2021, a warrant was issued for Stallworth’s arrest. He was Charged with Attempted Murder; Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief Riccio acknowledge the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Brick Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Lakewood Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation and Stallworth’s apprehension.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Contained In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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