Ocean County Prosecutor officials reported that that on March 24, 2022, Jose Serrano-Robles, 43, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on the charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in the early morning hours of August 16, 2021, in Seaside Heights.
Police said on August 16, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Seaside Heights Police Officers responded to a 911 call for reports of gunshots fired at the La Fontana Motel on Grant Avenue.
Responding Officers found a 51-year-old male victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
The victim was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was treated for his injuries and released.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Seaside Heights Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that Serrano-Robles and the victim had been sharing a room at the La Fontana Motel.
A search of the motel room yielded two handguns. The investigation further revealed that Serrano-Robles shot the victim and then fled the area.
Detectives from the Seaside Heights Police Department located Serrano-Robles at the Toms River Bus Station, where he was taken into custody without incident.
Serrano-Robles has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since the date of his apprehension.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).