A 25-year-old area man has been indicted on charges stemming from the May murder of his girlfriend in an apartment complex parking lot, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

Alex J. Williams, of Wall, was indicted on: one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (machete) and one count of fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.

On Thursday May 23, at 9:22 a.m., Wall Township police responded to the parking lot of the Glen Oaks Apartment Complex. Upon arrival, officers found a female victim suffering from multiple serious injuries.

An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Bureau and the Wall Township Police Department revealed that Williams allegedly repeatedly physically assaulted the victim with a machete, causing the injuries.

Williams was arrested and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) where he remains incarcerated, as a motion by the state to keep him detained was granted.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Joseph Cummings of the MCPO Major Crimes Bureau and Assistant Prosecutor Keri Schaefer of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau. Williams is being represented by Anthony C. Aldorasi, Esq., with an office in Freehold.

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

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