SEASIDE PARK, NJ – A suspect identified as the person who stabbed a 22-year-old man in Seaside Park on Tuesday has been arrested in Toms River.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Christopher Mawson, 28, of Toms River, was charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, in connection to that stabbing incident.
According to Billhimer, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Seaside Park Police responded to the area of North Ocean Avenue in response to a 911 call stating that a male was laying in the street.
Responding officers discovered a 22 year-old male victim laying in the street with multiple stab wounds. The male was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of his injuries. He is currently listed in critical but stable condition.
A thorough and extensive investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Seaside Park Police Department Detective Bureau and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit was able to determine that Mawson was responsible for stabbing the victim.
Mawson was taken into custody at Seaside Heights Police Headquarters. He was processed at Seaside Park Police Headquarters and transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he is currently lodged pending a detention hearing.