A Toms River woman who killed her roommate using a shower rod and tape dispenser has been sentenced to the lowest sentence for aggravated manslaughter.
An Ocean County man must appear in court after a misunderstanding about a possible kidnapping escalated into a police pursuit, according to authorities.
Manchester Police Chief Antonio Ellis said Victor Arias-Peralta, 18, of Perth Amboy and several others were were trying to swim across Crystal Lake in Manchester around around 6 p.m.
Following the shooting death of Gabriella Caroleo, 25, suspect Maxwell Johnston took his own life at a house owned by Kerry Rollason on Ravenswood Road in Toms River. Rollason's dismembered body was found in a Jackson home.
A man is dead and a woman is charged with harboring a fugitive after a standoff with law enforcement in Toms River on Friday, according to prosecutors.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said that an investigation determined Maxwell Johnson, 35, of Manchester Township was responsible for the death of Gabriella Caroleo.