JERSEY CITY — A 24-year-old Newark man was arrested by officers from the Jersey City Police Department’s Warrant Squad, along with agents from the U.S. Marshals Service, after he allegedly attacked two people with an ax in Newport Mall on Nov. 21.
According to Jennifer Morrill, spokesperson for the Jersey City Department of Public Safety, he was the suspect in a targeted domestic incident that took place around 9 p.m. He allegedly attempted to attack his former girlfriend, who was at work at the mall, but instead allegedly struck the store manager with an axe causing severe head trauma. A second victim, a male employee, wrestled the axe from the suspect and sustained injuries that are considered not severe.
The suspect was apparently apprehended in a family member’s home in Newark, and has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon, criminal attempt homicide, and stalking.
Newark man arrested for alleged ax attack in Newport Mall
