BRICK – A man admitted to stabbing a woman and leaving her seriously injured in a parking lot.
Harry Bray, Jr., 37, of Manchester, pled guilty to Attempted Murder. At the time of his sentencing on January 17, 2025, the State will be seeking a term of 18 years in New Jersey State Prison. The sentence will be subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, which means he’d have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
On January 5, a Brick Police Officer was doing a routine patrol off Cherry Quay Road around 5:30 p.m. when he spotted a car with two flat tires in a parking lot and went to check it out. There he saw a woman on the ground nearby suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Later that evening, Bray was arrested and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since his arrest.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Ashley Angelo who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Brick Police, Manchester Police, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Bray’s swift apprehension, guilty plea, and soon his lengthy state prison sentence.
