TOMS RIVER – A man who allegedly tried to stab a woman to death at a local hotel has been arrested by police.
Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, was accused of stabbing a woman multiple times in the head, face, and body on the night of March 3 at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Toms River.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell Little announced that the suspect was arrested without incident on March 19 in Atlantic City by the United States Marshals Service.
The victim in the assault was treated and released from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
Bryant has been charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Contempt.
Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief Little thanked 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 “perseverance in connection with this investigation leading to Carles’ apprehension.”
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
