LAKEWOOD – After numerous 911 calls brought officers to 2nd Avenue for a stabbing victim, police have announced that they have charged a local man with murder.
Jorge Santiago-Garcia, 32, of Lakewood, was charged with Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said that the stabbing took place at a business on 2nd Avenue in Lakewood on Aug. 31.
The victim was identified as Rodrigo Jimenez-Paz, 29, of Lakewood.
He had been brought to Jersey Shore University Medical Center but efforts to save his life were unsuccessful.
An investigation determined that Jorge Santiago-Garcia was the main suspect.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledged the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit for their work in bringing the suspect in quickly.
