Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Lake Como Man Wields Knife; Faces Aggravated Assault, Police Say

A 26-year-old Lake Como man has been charged with aggravated assault after threatening the alleged victim with a knife, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

Gary Strucke put the female victim at "risk of serious bodily injury" by preventing her from leaving her apartment, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

Court records allege Strucke's charges were warranted because he terrorized the victim "specifically by threatening her life with a knife."

Strucke was arrested on $55,000 bail, records say.


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