Crime & Safety
Area Man Indicted on Burglary Charges
Eduardo Luna-Martinez faces charges related to violating a restraining order.
A local man has been indicted on burglary and contempt charges stemming from a November, 2012 incident during which he allegedly violated a restraining order.
Eduardo Luna-Martinez, 34, of Shrewsbury Avenue, Red Bank, allegedly broke a glass window of another Red Bank home, gaining illegal entry at about 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, according to court documents. In doing so, he had "knowingly violated" a restraining order set by Judge Louis Garippo, the indictment issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.
Luna-Martinez was initially charged with criminal mischief for smashing the window, burglary for entering the property and contempt for the order violation.
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After an initial appearance in court in November, Luna-Martinez was held at Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold, on $53,500 cash bail.
He now faces the indictment on one count of burglary, a third-degree crime, and one count of contempt, a fourth-degree offense.
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An indictment does not indicate a conviction. The charges will be answered in a court of law.
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