POINT PLEASANT BEACH – A fight that left two people with stab wounds has led to the perpetrator being sentenced to seven years in prison.
Juwan Roman, 18, of Newark, was sentenced on two counts of Aggravated Assault, and one count of Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. He will be subject to the No Early Release Act, which means he must serve 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
On the afternoon of September 7, 2020, there was a fight at Jenkinson’s Beach in Point Pleasant Beach. Officers found Alex Galdamez, 22, and William Mazariego, 18, both of West Haverstraw, New York, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Roman was arrested without incident and has been in custody ever since.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said that Roman was 17 at the time of the offense, but voluntarily agreed to be prosecuted as an adult. He had previously pled guilty on May 13.
Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Chief Juvenile Assistant Prosecutor Anthony Pierro and Assistant Prosecutor Madeline Buczynski who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Point Pleasant Beach Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.
