FREEHOLD – A 28-year-old male has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Neptune Township man that took place late Tuesday evening in Neptune City, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Neptune City Police Department Chief Matthew J. Quagliato jointly announced Monday.
Zhahiem Spann, of Ocean Township, was charged with first-degree Murder, fourth-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (knife), and third-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
On March 4, 2025, at approximately 11:31 p.m., members of the Neptune City Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing outside a residence in the vicinity of the 200 block of West Sylvania Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 24-year-old male, suffering from stab wounds.
The victim, later identified as Kaylib Paul of Neptune Township, was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Paul would later succumb to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
An investigation by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Neptune City Police Department determined Spann was responsible for the stabbing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to please contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Stephen Cavendish at 800-533-7443 or Neptune City Detective Sergeant Thomas Holmstedt at 732-775-1615.
The case is assigned to Katherine Butler of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau. Information regarding Spann’s legal representation was not readily available.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.
