Mays Landing Woman Charged With Murder In Beating And Stabbing Death Of Man

75-YEAR-OLD WOMAN CHARGED IN THE HORRIFIC STABBING, BEATING DEATH OF 81-YEAR-OLD MAN

     "Eileen Bright Has Been Charged In Yesterday's Murder of 81-Year-Old Gary Johnson."

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 12:00 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

MAYS LANDING, NJ.- A 75-Year-Old Mays Landing, New Jersey woman was Taken into Custody and Formally Charged in connection with The Easter Sunday late afternoon Stabbing and Beating Death of an 81-Year-Old Mays Landing man. 

     According to Atlantic County Prosecutor William E. Reynolds, on Sunday, March 31, 2024, shortly after 5:30 p.m., Members of The Hamilton Township Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a deceased man inside a Lewis Drive Residence in Mays Landing.

     Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered a man, identified as Gary Johnson, 81, of Mays Landing deceased inside the Residence. It appeared to Police Officers that Mr. Johnson had succumbed to Multiple Stab Wounds to his Body and Trauma to his Head. A subsequent autopsy performed by The South Regional Medical Examiner's Office determined The Cause of Death was due to Blunt Force Trauma and Stab Wounds and The Manner of Death was Homicide.

     The ensuing investigation by Members of The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and Detectives of The Hamilton Township Police Department quickly determined that Eileen Bright, 75, also of Mays Landing, New Jersey was the Individual Responsible for The Death of Mr. Johnson.

     Accordingly, Ms. Bright was Taken into Custody and Formally Charged with First Degree Murder; Two Counts of Fourth Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Two Counts Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

     Ms. Bright was Processed on The Charges and was Remanded to The Atlantic County Justice Facility pending Future Court Proceedings in Atlantic County Superior Court.

"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: