Lanette Espy

•

Jan 24, 2024, 5:46 AM

•

Updated

More Stories

01:57

NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was ‘failed’ by people obligated to protect her

00:30

Lodi police seek public's help identifying hit-and-run driver who left victim seriously injured

00:16

2 dogs abandoned in woods of Gloucester County

Jersey City police seek men after one approaches home carrying large knife

00:15

Shots fired at Kearny residence prompt police response; man surrenders after negotiations

00:25

Remains found off Atlantic City identified 45 years later as missing Coast Guard veteran

A man from Point Pleasant was charged with attempted murder in connection with an incident that happened in the borough back in August 2022, according to Ocean County prosecutors.

Police found a woman unconscious with serious injuries to her head and neck in a home on Butler Avenue, prosecutors say. Juan Santiago-Rojas, 31, was accused of choking the woman to the point of unconsciousness.

Juan Santiago-Rojas was initially charged with aggravated assault and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was arrested in North Carolina and brought back to New Jersey, where he is being held at Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.

His relationship with the victim is unclear.