A EWING TOWNSHIP NEW JERSEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN THE MAY 8, 2021 SLASHING OF A WOMAN IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP NEW JERSEY
" Michael Mahan Of Ewing Pleads Guilty On Wednesday In Ocean County Superior Court To The Charges Of Eluding, Terroristic Threats, & Aggravated Assault."
September 30, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TOMS RIVER, NJ.- On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 29, 2021, Michael Mahan, 38, of Ewing Township, New Jersey pled guilty to Eluding; Terroristic Threats; Aggravated Assault; and Driving While Intoxicated, before The Honorable Michael T. Collins, J.S.C.
The Guilty Plea was entered in connection with a series of events that transpired in Jackson Township on May 8, 2021. At the time of Mr. Mahan's Sentencing on November 19, 2021, The State will recommend a term of Eight Years in New Jersey State Prison, as to the Eluding charge, and Five Years in New Jersey State Prison, and as to the Terroristic Threats and Aggravated Assault charges. The sentences are to run concurrently.
On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Members of The Jackson Township Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call on a report of a Stabbing Incident on Maria Street, in The Township.
Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered a female with a Large Slash across her face. An investigation conducted by the Jackson Township Police determined that the female victim had been followed to her residence by Mr. Mahan. Mr. Mahan held a knife to the victim’s neck, threatened to kill her, and then punched her in the face while holding the knife, thereby causing a laceration to her face. When a neighbor of the woman intervened and called 911, Mr. Mahan fled the area.
Mr. Mahan’s vehicle was observed by Police Officers traveling on Toms River Road. A pursuit was initiated, and Mr. Mahan fled at a high rate of speed. As Mahan was attempting to navigate a turn onto West Veterans Highway, he struck another vehicle. As he continued travelling at a high rate of speed on West Veterans Highway, Mahan’s vehicle collided with yet another vehicle, forcing it off the road. Mr. Mahan’s vehicle traveled an additional five hundred feet before it became disabled. Mr. Mahan was subsequently taken into custody without incident.
Mr. Mahan was initially transported to Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus in Lakewood, New Jersey for the purpose of securing a blood sample to determine whether he was operating the Motor Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs; laboratory results from the blood analysis later confirmed that Mr. Mahan’s blood alcohol level was .14 which is nearly twice the legal limit under New Jersey Law. Mr. Mahan was transported to The Ocean County Jail, where he has been lodged since Saturday, May 8, 2021.
The female victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The occupants of the two vehicles struck by Mahan were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Veni who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as Jackson Township Police Department, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Mahan’s apprehension, guilty plea, and soon his state prison sentence.
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