Middlesex County man indicted for alleged stabbing outside a bar in Hazlet
A Middlesex County man was indicted this week for attempted murder based on a stabbing which allegedly occurred outside Legends Bar and Grill in Hazlet, New Jersey. The incident took place the day after Christmas last year. Police say that the stabbing occurred outside the bar after a verbal dispute inside the bar escalated. Then, the defendant allegedly stabbed the victim in the lower back and fled the scene. According to the Asbury Park Press article, "[t]he victim, identified by police only as a 27-year-old Keyport man, was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where he underwent emergency surgery." The defendant is charged with first degree attempted murder, first degree robbery, aggravated assault, hindering apprehension, and unlawful possession of weapon.
The defendant is currently being held at the Monmouth County Jail in Freehold, NJ on $500,000 bail.
