FREEHOLD, N.J. — A Middletown man admitted in court Friday to stabbing a relative multiple times during a domestic disturbance in 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday.
Timothy J. Sauers, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree attempted murder during a hearing before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Paul X. Escandon. Sauers now faces a potential 15-year prison sentence under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act (NERA), which requires him to serve 85 percent of the term before becoming eligible for parole.
The violent incident occurred on July 5, 2023, when Middletown Township Police were called to a Hillside Street residence on a report of a domestic disturbance. Officers found a victim with multiple stab wounds, who was later transported to a local hospital for treatment. Another resident, injured while intervening to stop the attack, was also hospitalized. An infant present at the scene was unharmed, authorities said.
An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Middletown Township Police Department identified Sauers as the assailant.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutors Hoda Soliman and Jamie Fitzgerald, while Sauers is represented by defense attorney Michael A. Policastro. Sentencing is scheduled for February 20, 2025.
