TOMS RIVER – A woman was left unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to her head, face and body. Her alleged attacker is still at large.
Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, was charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Police responded to the Howard Johnson on Hooper Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. on March 3. There had been a fight between a man and a woman in the lobby. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where she is listed in stable but critical condition.
“Bryant is encouraged to turn himself in, a warrant has been issued for his arrest, and his name has been placed in the National Crime Information Center database,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. “Anyone with information concerning Bryant’s whereabouts – or any information at all regarding this investigation – is urged to contact Detective Denis Mitchell of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, or Detective Ryan Quinn of the Toms River Township Police Department at 732-349-0150.”
Prosecutor Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell Little acknowledged the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collective efforts in connection with this investigation.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
