SEASIDE HEIGHTS – A Pennsylvania man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting a man in the head at a Seaside Heights motel.
In the early hours of August 16, Seaside Heights Police Officers responded to a 911 call about apparent gunshots fired at the La Fontana Motel on Grant Avenue. Officers found a 51-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was quickly transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of his injuries and is reported to be in stable condition.
Police said that Jose Serrano-Robles, 43, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and the victim were sharing a room at the La Fontana Motel. After searching the room, police seized two handguns.
Serrano-Robles was later located at the Toms River Bus Station and was taken into custody without incident. He was charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Being a Certain Person Not to Possess Weapons. Serrano-Robles is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Seaside Heights Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Toms River Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation resulting in Serrano-Robles’ swift apprehension.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
