An area man has been indicted on a witness retaliation charge stemming from threats made against a witness who testified in a 2024 murder trial, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

Jaisun Z. Brown, 21, has been charged with second-degree witness retaliation in connection with the incident.

“Witness intimidation is a crime that strikes at the very heart of the justice system itself,” Prosecutor Santiago stated. “We implore witnesses to come forward to testify, acknowledging that it takes an immense amount of courage to do so, especially when pertaining to such heinous and deliberate acts of violence. This case speaks directly to our commitment to do everything in our power to ensure witnesses can testify openly, under the full protection of the law, without fear of any retribution or retaliation.”

The case background …

An investigation involving members of the MCPO Major Crimes Bureau revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Brown began in April of 2025, at the conclusion of the sentencing of a defendant for a 2022 homicide before Monmouth County Presiding Criminal Superior Court Judge Jill Grace O’Malley.

After additional investigation, law enforcement uncovered multiple communications by Brown toward or publicly referencing the witness and their role in the homicide trial, that were either threatening or suggestively violent in nature towards the witness.

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

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