Monmouth County grand jury has returned a seven-count indictment adding charges of Murder and Felony Murder against a Sayreville man in the killing of a 56-year old Freehold man in May 2018, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
According to authorities, Jamil S. Hubbard, 26, of Sayreville, is now charged with first degree Murder and first degree Felony Murder in connection with the May 1, 2018 attack on Jerry Wolkowitz, of Freehold Township. Police say Wolkowitz, who had been hospitalized since the assault, died on October 18, 2018 as a result of injuries sustained in the attack.
Officials say Freehold Township police were dispatched to the Harding Road apartment complex in Freehold Township at about 7:15 a.m. on May 1, 2018.
Responding officers observed the victim, a resident of the complex, lying in the parking lot area with injuries to his head and body.
A joint investigation conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Freehold Township Police Department revealed that Hubbard approached the victim from behind, hitting him with his fists on his head and face, before dragging him into the parking lot. The defendant then drove his motor vehicle over the victim. Hubbard then stole the victim’s car, which was later discovered abandoned on Bordentown Avenue in Sayreville.
Police apprehended Hubbard at his home later that same day.
The investigation determined that the defendant did not know or have any previous contact with the victim prior to this attack. Hubbard has remained detained pending trial since his May 2018 arrest.
The grand jury previously returned an indictment against Hubbard related to the assault on July 9, 2018, prior to the victim succumbing to his injuries.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.