Crime & Safety
Fugitive In Toms River Hotel Stabbing Arrested: Prosecutor
Carles Bryant of Millville, wanted in connection with the March 3 stabbing of a woman, was arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said.
TOMS RIVER, NJ — An Atlantic County man sought in a stabbing at the Howard Johnson motel on Hooper Avenue has been arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said Friday.
Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, is being held at the Ocean County Jail on an attempted murder charge in the stabbing of a woman on March 3 at the motel, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Police Chief Mitchell Little said Friday.
Bryant had been a fugitive since the stabbing; he was arrested Friday by the United States Marshals Service without incident, authorities said. He is being held at the jail pending a detention hearing.
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The woman was stabbed during a fight in the lobby at the motel about 10:30 p.m. on March 3, authorities said. Toms River police found the woman unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to the head, face, and body; she was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where she was treated for her injuries. She has since been released from the hospital, authorities said.
Detectives from the prosecutor’s office and the Toms River police department were able to identify Bryant as the assailant, officials said, and an arrest warrant was issued. He has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and contempt.
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Billhimer and Little acknowledged the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Toms River Township Police Department, United States Marshals Service, New Jersey State Police, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, "for their collective perseverance in connection with this investigation leading to Carles’ apprehension."
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