MERCER COUNTY AUTHORITIES AND ATLANTIC COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NICHOLAS PAGANO WANTED OUT OF BERGEN COUNTY
" Southern New Jersey Counties Join The Search For Nicholas Pagano Wanted Out Of Bergen County For The Heinous Assault Of Lighting A 54-Year-Old Female Coworker On Fire Yesterday."
February 8, 2022 By Joanne Alvarez Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TRENTON, NJ.- On Monday, February 8, 2022 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announce that Law Enforcement Officers are participating in an active investigation to locate and apprehend a West Deptford, New Jersey man wanted out of Bergen County, New Jersey on Charges of Setting a 54-Year-Old Female Coworker on Fire yesterday morning at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford, New Jersey has been Charged out of Bergen County with Attempted Murder; Aggravated Arson; Aggravated Assault and Weapons Offenses.
On Monday, February 7, 2022, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Members of The Hackensack Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call from a Hackensack University Medical Center employee on a report of an assault at the hospital. Upon arrival, Police Officers learned that a 54-Year-Old Female Employee had been Attacked and Burned by another individual in a break room, and that the attacker had fled the hospital.
The Female Victim suffered Third Degree Burns over her upper Body, Face and Hands, as well as a Laceration to her Head that required stitches. She was treated in the emergency room at Hackensack University Medical Center and subsequently transported Saint Barnabas Medical Center Burn Unit in Livingston, New Jersey for additional treatment.
An investigation conducted by detectives from the Hackensack Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit revealed that Nicholas Pagano Burned the victim and Struck the victim with a Wrench.
Mr. Pagano should be considered Armed and Dangerous and should not be approached by members of the public. Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts or if he is observed, please contact the Hackensack Police Department at (201) 646-7777, or contact your local Police Department.
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