Sunday, May 12, 2013
Strange week in Monmouth County crime stories
This was not your typical week in crime in Monmouth County. From the indictment of a top school administrator to the arrest of a music teacher, this week’s crime stories ran the gamut. Here are the top Patch-reported crime stories from around Monmouth County: Police: Manalapan Guitar Teacher Spanked Student for Sexual Gratification A Musician’s Workshop guitar teacher has been charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child after investigators discovered he was spanking a music student for his own sexual gratification, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. The alleged assault of the student, who was under 13, took place some time in the past few months. Family Enters Guilty Pleas …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
News highlights for the week from Monmouth and Ocean counties
Wall — The former assistant superintendent of Wall Township Schools was indicted Monday morning on charges she failed to immediately report a possible sexual assault of a 4-year-old special needs student by a teacher and then lied to police and tried to cover up her inaction, according to the indictment. Read more on Wall Patch A father and daughter team pleaded guilty today to a 2010 murder, while the matriarch copped to her role in trying to set up a hit on the victim’s mother. Thomas Dorsett, 66, and Kathleen Dorsett, 38, of Ocean Township, appeared before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci, Jr. on Thursday and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of Stephen Moore, of …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
A weekly look at crime from all around Monmouth County
It was a busy week for Monmouth County law enforcement. There was dog-napping, murder charges, murder sentences, stabbing and the suspension of a dentist’s license following his arrest. Below are the major stories this week from around the county: Keansburg Man Indicted on Murder Charge for Alleged Baseball Bat Attack in Cemetery A Keansburg man is charged with murder and other offenses contained in a five-count indictment handed up Monday by a Monmouth County grand jury, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Police: Freehold Man Causes $3K Worth of Damage to Car A Freehold man reportedly caused nearly $3,000 worth of damage to a car parked within Manalapan Township last week. Manalapan police arrested …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Woman also charged with endangering welfare of child
An area woman has been charged with sexually assaulting a child. Rachel Morrison, 26, of Warburton Place, Long Branch, allegedly sexually assaulted the Oceanport minor, whose name, age and relationship to Morrison are not being released, on April 29. Morrison was arrested on April 30 and is facing two charges of sexual assault for commiting "an act of sexual penetration" and "touching" the victim, according to court documents. Morrison is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child. She was lodged in Monmouth County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail. Morrison's initial court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
A weekly look back at the crime stories in Monmouth County
This week's crime includes a little of everything, topped here by two of the top unreported stories of the week: A Neptune man was indicted by a grand jury Friday on charges he sexually abused a mentally handicapped woman. Christopher Johnson, 38, is charged with one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, stemming from an incident in February, 2012. The indictment says Johnson knew or should have known that the victim, identified only by initials, was physically or mentally unable to give consent. * * * * * A Manasquan man was indicted last week on charges he assaulted a police officer and several other offenses. In the five-count indictment handed up April 18, Kyle Jordan, 25, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault of…
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
A total of 29 charges against the 40-year-old
An area man already jailed on charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old has had another dozen charges added to an already lengthy list, according to arrest warrants. Wayne D. Woods, of Atlantic Highlands, already jailed on 17 charges, faces an additional 12 charges from Atlantic Highlands and Highlands boroughs stemming from separate incidents dating back to December. Woods, whose bail has been set to just more than $1.1 million, faces six charges from each of the two jurisdictions, bringing the number of charges against the 40-year-old man to 29. In an incident that occurred on Dec. 26 in Highlands, according to arrest warrants, Woods faces and additional charge of aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
A look at crime around the county this past week
Throw Bodily Fluid At A Cop, Go To Jail A Manasquan man is facing a list of charges, including throwing bodily fluid at a cop, along with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer stemming from a Dec. 4 incident, according to a grand jury indictment. Alberto Chavez-Ramos, 22, of Taylor Ave., will face charges of third degree resisting arrest, two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer – fourth and third-degree charges – and one count of throwing bodily fluid, an aggravated assault charge, according to an indictment handed up Wednesday. Kidnapping Charges For Bronx Man A New York man was arrested, charged and jailed this week on $100,000 cash bail for abducting a Neptune resident and holding him hostage while he …
Friday, March 15, 2013
The following information was obtained directly from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office records. It does not indicate a conviction.
An Atlantic Highlands man was arrested Thursday and charged on a slew of sexual assault charges stemming from the repeated and years-long assault of an underage girl who is blood relative, according to arrest warrants. Wayne D. Woods, was charged with 15 counts of criminal sexual behavior — including six counts of coercive sexual assault — with a 17-year-old girl who is blood relative, according to arrest records. The laundry list of sex charges also includes seven counts of criminal sexual contact, one count of criminal restraint and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Woods also faces a $20,822 fine for failure to pay child support, according to jail records. Woods was taken to the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Elm Place resident assaulted two minors who were under his care, indictment charges
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Wednesday, January 30
An area man faces charges of sexual contact with two minors who were under his care. The man, a 53-year-old Elm Place, Red Bank resident was indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury last week on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact. The man allegedly had sexual contact with a teen who was between 13 and 16 years old during a period spanning June 11, 2009, to June 11, 2010. He also is accused of sexual contact with a second child, who was 7 when the alleged abuse occurred between January and December 2007. The indictment notes that the resident had "a legal duty or (had) assumed responsibility for the care" of the children. The Elm Place man had been arrested at the end of …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Indictment stems from a May arrest
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
An area man was indicted Friday by a Monmouth County Grand Jury on charges of aggravated assault and attempted sexual assault stemming from a May 13 arrest. According to court documents, Cesar Vidal, 40, of Red Bank, allegedly attempted to sexually assault a victim when he attempted to commit the act of sexual penetration by using physical force or coercion. The South Bridge Avenue resident was also charged with aggravated assault after the Grand Jury found credible evidence that Vidal purposely or knowingly cased significant bodily injury to the victim. The extent of the victim's injuries was not immediately known. Vidal was originally arrested by Red Bank police and charged with obstructing administration of the law, resisting arrest …
Matt Wiley
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