SEASIDE PARK – A Jackson man has pled guilty to pushing an individual off the second-floor balcony of a motel, officials said.
Steven Adams, 23, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and is facing five years in New Jersey State Prison.
On November 15, 2021, around 7 p.m., 42-year-old Chad Atwood of Seaside Park was found lying on the pavement at the Desert Palm Inn in Seaside Park. Atwood was suffering from serious injuries and he was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
Seaside Park Police Department said that Adams and Atwood had an altercation in the parking lot of the Desert Palm Inn. The fight carried onto the second-floor balcony where Adams charged at Atwood, pushing him over the railing of the balcony.
Adams was arrested shortly after the incident and was brought to the Ocean County Jail, where he has remained lodged since November 15, 2021.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commended Assistant Prosecutor Kimberly Carr who is handling the case on behalf of the State, as well as the efforts of the Seaside Park Police Department.
