A PENNSYLVANIA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
" Jose Serrano-Robles Of Lebanon, Pennsylvania Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder & Weapons Offenses In Connection With Seaside Heights Motel Shooting."
August 17, 2021 By: Englebrook Independent News,
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ.- On Monday, August 16, 2021 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Jose Serrano-Robles, 43, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was charged with Attempted Murder; Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Being a Certain Person Not to Possess Weapons, in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Monday, August 16, 2021, in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
On Monday, August 16, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Members of The Seaside Heights Police Department responded to The La Fontana Motel on Grant Avenue in Seaside Heights, on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a 51-year-old male victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The victim was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of his injuries, and is reported to be in stable condition.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Seaside Heights Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that Serrano-Robles and the victim had been sharing a room at the La Fontana Motel. A search of the motel room yielded two handguns.
The ensuing investigation further revealed that Serrano-Robles shot the victim and then fled the area. Detectives from the Seaside Heights Police Department located Serrano-Robles at the Toms River Bus Station, where he was taken into custody without incident. Serrano-Robles is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Seaside Heights Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Toms River Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation resulting in Serrano-Robles’ swift apprehension.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include 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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