Ocean County Man Pleads Guilty In Stabbing Death

Darneil Reeves (Photo courtesy Ocean County Jail)

  LAKEWOOD – A 38-year-old man has plead guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter for stabbing a man to death in 2015, officials said.

  Back on June 22, 2015, off-duty Lakewood Township Police Officers witnessed a car crash into a telephone pole at the intersection of John Street and River Avenue in Lakewood. 

  Officers found 32-year-old Hassan Parker of South Toms River walk out of the car stating he had been stabbed, and then he instantly collapsed.

  Paramedics quickly arrived on scene, taking Parker into an ambulance. Inside, Parker disclosed that the person who stabbed him was 38-year-old Darneil Reeves of Lakewood.

  Parker was brought to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

  The investigation revealed that Reeves was responsible for Parker’s death, stabbing him in the chest at an apartment complex parking lot on Center Street. Police said Parker then drove away after the stabbing and crashed into the telephone pole.

  On June 30, 2015, Reeves surrendered to the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force with his attorney, and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since that date.

  On December 22, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Reeves pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter.

  At the time of his sentencing on February 11, the State will recommend that Reeves be sentenced to a term of 20 years New Jersey State Prison, subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, which means he must serve 85% of his term before being eligible for parole.

  Prosecutor Billhimer commends the efforts of Executive Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Armstrong and Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s  Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Lakewood Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force.