Monmouth County Crime: Foreign Urine, Prosecutor Deployment And More

Man Jailed For Using Another’s Urine On A Drug Test

A Howell man on probation for a previous offense was charged Thursday with using the urine of another to defraud a court-ordered drug test, according to an arrest warrant.

David Gray, 31, of Darien Road, was charged for possessing two bottles of urine that were not his own and using one to defraud a drug test in violation of his probation, the warrant says.

Gray was taken to Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, in lieu of $150,000 cash bail, where he was still listed as an inmate on Friday. 

Fugitive Caught In Holmdel

A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged in Holmdel Thursday with being a fugitive from justice, according to an arrest warrant.

Jason F. Mitchell, 28, of Tobyhanna, Pa., was arrested and charged with on an active arrest warrant issued out of Monroe County, Pa., for failure to appear at a probation violation hearing, according to the warrant.

Mitchell was taken to Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, in lieu of $100,000 bail, where he was still listed as an inmate Friday afternoon.

Previously Reported:

Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Deploying to Afghanistan

The interim head of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has been ordered into active military duty and will ship out to Afghanistan by fall, officials said Thursday.
-- Wall Patch

Aberdeen Police Release Additional Details About Wednesday's Armed Robbery

A knock at the door turned into a home invasion when two people entered the home, flashed a gun, and robbed one of the residents of a backpack and a pair of sneakers while absconding with jewelry and a laptop. Police are still looking for the suspects.
-- Matawan-Aberdeen Patch

Asbury Park Man Jailed For Stealing Gas

Terrance A. Ewart, 30, filled his car’s tank with $61 in gas at the Shell Station at Route 35 and Belmar Boulevard Thursday and left before paying, according to an arrest warrant.
-- Wall Patch

Bradley Beach Man Sentenced in $1.2M Fraud Case; Victims Included Friends, Family

A Bradley Beach man was sentenced Friday to 71 months in prison for defrauding 16 victims, including friends and family, of $1.2 million in an investment fraud scheme.
-- Manasquan-Belmar Patch