NEPTUNE – A Township man has been arrested and charged with murder after fatally stabbing a victim to death Sunday morning, officials said.
Derrick Simms, 32, of Neptune, was charged with first-degree Murder, third-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (knife) and third-degree Hindering after killing a man during an altercation on August 7.
Officers had discovered an unresponsive man with a stab wound in the front yard of a home on Squirrel Road around 5:44 a.m. Authorities said that the victim was pronounced deceased on scene.
Currently, Simms is being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institute (MCCI) pending a detention hearing.
At this time, the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Christopher Guy at 800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Officer Robert Hagerman at 732-988-8000.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
