Paterson Man Pleads Guilty

PATERSON PLEADS GUILTY IN LAST YEAR'S YMCA FATAL STABBING

     " Jasmir Cleaves Of Paterson, New Jersey Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Manslaughter In The August 6, 2021 Fatal Stabbing Inside The Paterson YMCA."

July 17, 2022 8:12 P.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,

PATERSON, NJ.- On Friday, July 15, 2022, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced that Jasmir Cleaves, 34, of Paterson, New Jersey, Pleaded Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter in connection with a Fatal Stabbing. 

     On Friday, August 6, 2021, Members of The Paterson Police Department responded to the YMCA located at 128 Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of a Stabbing. Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered a victim lying on the hallway floor suffering from  apparent Stab Wounds. Police Officers immediately began providing medical attention to the victim and requested an ambulance. The victim was transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased.

     On Friday, July 15, 2022, Mr. Cleaves Pled Guilty to One Count of First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter, before The Honorable Marybel Mercado-Ramirez, J.S.C. Pursuant to the terms of The Plea Agreement, The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has recommended that Mr. Cleaves serve Twenty-Six Years in New Jersey State Prison, with Eighty-Five term to be service before parole eligibility, pursuant to The No Early Release Act. Upon release from prison, Mr. Cleaves will be subject to a Five Year term of Parole Supervision. Mr. Cleaves Sentencing is scheduled for September 20, 2022, before Judge Ramirez.

FILED UNDER JULY 17, 2022: LAW, PASSAIC: