PATERSON, NJ- The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office has announced that Jasmir Cleaves has plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter.

The incident took place in August 2021. Officers responded to reports of a stabbing at 128
Ward Street in Paterson. They found the victim lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds. He was transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

Cleaves announced his plea on Friday. According to the prosecutor’s office, the state has recommended that Mr. Cleaves serve twenty-six years in New Jersey State Prison, with 85% of the term to be served before parole eligibility.

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