Prosecutor: 20-Year-Old Indicted on Attempted Murder Charges in Stabbing

A 20-year-old Monmouth County man has been indicted on attempted murder and related charges in connection with a March stabbing outside of Asbury Park High School, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

Jadon Carter, 20, of Asbury Park, was indicted Wednesday on: one count of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and another count of fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.

The charges stem from an event outside Asbury Park High School. City police responded to a 3:40 p.m. report of a fight on March 9, 2021, in the area of the high school.

Officers arrived to the scene to discover two male victims, ages 17 and 18, with stab wounds. Asbury Park Police arrived and found Carter on the scene. He was taken to the Asbury Park Police Department where he was later charged in connection with the incident. Both victims were hospitalized as a result of their injuries, but have since been released.

If convicted of attempted murder, Carter faces up to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison on each charge, subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act (NERA), requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole. He would also be under parole supervision for five years following his release from state prison.

The second-degree charges carry a state prison sentence of five to 10 years, and if convicted of the fourth-degree charge, he faces a potential sentence of up to 18 months in state prison.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office