LAKEWOOD – A man who allegedly attacked and wounded multiple police officers with a knife will remain jailed, authorities said.
Stanley Williams, 25, of Lakewood was arrested and charged on April 17 with two counts of Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, Possession of a Weapon, specifically a knife, for an Unlawful Purpose and Possession of a Weapon, specifically a BB gun, for an Unlawful Purpose.
That evening, Lakewood Township Police Officers responded to an alleged disturbance at a home on Lisa Robyn Circle. When officers tried to contact Williams inside the home, Williams allegedly attacked them with a knife, wounding both officers around the head and face. Afterwards, Williams barricaded himself in his home.
After trying to get Williams out of his home, the Lakewood Township Police Department Special Response Team and the Ocean County Regional SWAT team arrived to assist with entering the home.
When officers were able to enter the home around 2:30 a.m., Williams allegedly shot a BB gun at them and as a result hit one of the officers.
Subsequently, Williams was arrested and charged on April 18 and lodged in the Ocean County Jail where he will remain pending trial.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commends the Lakewood Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department Special Response Team, and the Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, for the outstanding professionalism and restraint they collectively exhibited in conducting this investigation and taking Williams into custody.
The public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
