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Prosecutors: Man sentenced for 2022 stabbing in Seaside Heights

The victim made a full recovery after being stabbed several times in the arms, chest, stomach and groin.

Lanette Espy

Oct 30, 2023, 1:03 PM

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A man accused of attempting to kill a homeowner in Seaside Heights was sentenced to seven years in prison, according to Ocean County prosecutors.

Prosecutors say Porfirio Serrano-Cruz, 40, of Seaside Heights, broke into a house on O Street and attacked the 39-year-old homeowner on June 30, 2022.

They say the victim made a full recovery after being stabbed several times in the arms, chest, stomach and groin.

Serrano-Cruz previously entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing incident. He has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since his apprehension.

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