Prosecutor’s office: Fiancée charged with murder in Brick Township fatal stabbing

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has announced it has arrested the fiancée of a man who was stabbed to death following an argument at the Brick Gardens apartment complex.

News 12 Staff

Oct 1, 2019, 11:52 AM

Updated 1,681 days ago

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The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has announced it has arrested the fiancée of a man who was stabbed to death following an argument at the Brick Gardens apartment complex.
The attack happened Sunday afternoon on Hooper Avenue in Brick Township.
According to authorities, 27-year-old Ciara Williams was charged with murder and is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
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The Ocean County prosecutor says the victim, Dennis Power, 35, of Brick Township, was dropped off Sunday afternoon at Brick Hospital with a stab wound. He died later that afternoon as a result of his injuries.
Power was unconscious but still breathing when hospital staff members found him in the vehicle.
Williams turned herself in Monday and will remain jailed pending a detention hearing.
AP wire services helped contribute to this report.
 


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