Man Charged In Violent Domestic Dispute For Slashing A Woman's Throat

WEST NEW YORK MAN CHARGED WITH CUTTING A WOMAN'S THROAT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

     "Ernesto Lara-Rojo Charged With Attempted Murder, Assault, & Weapons Offenses In Monday's Violent Domestic Dispute In Cliffside Park."

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 1:30 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ.- An Apparent Domestic Dispute on Monday Afternoon leaves a Cliffside Park, New Jersey woman Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries and a 49-Year-Old West New York, New Jersey man Jailed on Charges.

     According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, on Monday, April 1, 2024, just before 5:00 p.m., Members of The Cliffside Park Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call Reporting a Domestic Violence Incident involving Serious Bodily Injury. 

     An ensuing investigation by Members of The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and The Cliffside Park Police Department determined that Ernesto Lara-Rojo, 49, of West New York, New Jersey Cut the Throat of The Woman with a Razor Blade. The woman was transported to Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen where she remains Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries.

     Accordingly, Mr. Lara-Rojo was Taken into Custody and Formally Charged with First Degree Attempted Murder; Second Degree Aggravated Assault; Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Fourth Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.

     Lara-Rojo was Processed on The Charges and was Remanded to The Bergen County Jail pending Future Court Proceedings in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, New Jersey.

"The Rules Of The Court Requires Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."

FILED UNDER: APRIL 2, 2024: LAW, LOCAL, BERGEN: