Stabbing info Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announces that Garret Latorre, age 18, of Toms River, has been charged with Attempted Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C: 11-3a(1), Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana in a Quantity of Less Than One Ounce (THC Vape Cartridges) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C: 35-5b(12) and Possession of Less Than Fifty Grams of Marijuana (THC Vape Cartridges) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C: 35-10a(4).
On April 6, 2019. Toms River Township Police were dispatched to the parking lot of K-Mart on Route 37 in Toms River for a report of an altercation wherein a male had been stabbed. Police arrived and found the victim to be conscious with multiple stab wounds to his leg, stomach and chest. The victim was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for emergency surgery.
Detectives from the Toms River Police Department were able to determine through their investigation the make, model and license plate of a vehicle used by Latorre to flee the scene. The vehicle was traced back to an address in Toms River where Latorre was located. Latorre, with blood on his hands, was taken into custody. Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Toms River Police Department obtained a search warrant for the residence. Upon the execution of the search warrant, Detectives were able to recover Latorre’s bloody clothes and a knife believed to be used in the commission of the crime. Further investigation revealed that Latorre, the victim and another individual had been involved in a transaction wherein Latorre was selling the victim THC vaping cartridges and ultimately had a disagreement regarding same.
Latorre is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing. The victim underwent successful surgery and is in stable condition.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Police Chief Mitchell A. Little praise the response and efforts of the Detectives from the Toms River Police Department and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit.
He’s a high school north student . Hope he gets full evaluation
Julie Walby
Marion Pasqualetto-Saglembeni ^^^^^^
Monique Mauro ..seriously over vapes?!!!
Chyna Alfano where did you read it was over Vapes ?
Monica L Celli in the article
Did I just read that right.Over Vapes?.Well what kinda vapes?
Monique Mauro weed vapes but still,really?!
Must of been a tainted vape.Not saying it’s right to stab someone,but who knows what happened.
Where’s the attempted murder charge? I see a bunch of useless weed charges
Damian Arduino
Should be there
Sharon Brock Pirkowski
Kelly Daletto
You are ruined. Bad choices.
I’d like to ask the kid one question. Was it worth it? Lol over vape carts ?? kids an idiot.
Lindsey Hardifer Lisa Hardifer John A. Celis A vape cartridge…. ?
Kasey Schollenberger didn’t know I moved back to Trenton
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People are so dumb. At least now you know it wasn’t random
Kids are nuts. Brick too, fights over vapes (Juul pods) being stolen. Fake THC vapes sold…
Side note… make marijuana legal, so we don’t have bs like this happening. No one is trying to kill someone in a parking lot over liquor.?
Well that’s what HAPPENS when you try to rob the drug dealer. My way is to just stick a pistol in their mouth, trust me, they’ll give you everything and not stab you.
Put him into a pair of PJ bottom and sentence to LIFE in Seaside Heights!