LITTLE EGG HARBOR – A man pleaded guilty to driving down from New York to shoot a Little Egg Harbor man.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has not released the motive that prompted Ademola Bostick, 24, of Bay Shore, New York to come to Little Egg. On April 3, just before midnight, he shot Charles Sortino, 23, of Little Egg Harbor, multiple times with a handgun.
Bostick pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said. He will be sentenced on Oct. 16. He faces eight years in jail for the assault charge with no early release, and eight years for the weapon charge with no parole for the first 42 months.
Charges are pending against Bostick’s co-conspirator, Rajah Mayo, 20, of Freeport, New York, who drove down with him.
Nolan thanked Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Michael Abatemarco and Assistant Prosecutor Julie Peterson for their diligence in handling this case on behalf of the State, and applauded the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Little Egg Harbor Police Department Detective Bureau, Tuckerton Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, New York City Police Department Highway Patrol, Suffolk County (New York) Police Department, Nassau County (New York) Police Department, Freeport (New York) Police Department, and United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, for their hard work and collective assistance in this very thorough investigation which ultimately resulted in Bostick’s guilty pleas.
