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March 19, 2021, Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, NJ, was apprehended in Atlantic City by the United States Marshals Service without incident. Mr. Bryant has been transported to the Ocean County Jail where he will remain lodged pending a detention hearing.
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Authorities in Ocean County seek the public's help locating a suspect believed to have critically wounded a woman from Toms River in a hotel lobby last week.
Toms River Police is actively looking for Carles Bryant, 34, the suspect in an attempted murder which took place at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Toms River on March 3, 2021, during which a woman was stabbed repeatedly.
According to Prosecutors, Bryant, 34, of Millville, is facing attempted murder charges as well as charges of numerous weapons offenses related to the March 3 incident. According to a statement by prosecutors, police responded to a 911 call at about 10:30 p.m. in reference to a physical altercation taking place in the lobby of the hotel involving a male and a female.
When police arrived at the Howard Johnson, they found the victim, whose name has not been released, unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to her head, face and body, they said. According to the Patch, the stabbing victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where she was listed in stable but critical condition, the prosecutor said on Monday.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau identified Bryant as the assailant responsible for the woman's life-threatening injuries.
“Bryant is encouraged to turn himself in, a warrant has been issued for his arrest, and his name has been placed in the National Crime Information Center database," Billhimer said.Anyone with information concerning Bryant’s whereabouts – or any information about the case -- is urged to call Detective Denis Mitchell of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, or Detective Ryan Quinn of the Toms River Township Police Department at 732-349-0150.
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