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Morristown Man Was Charged On Tuesday For Threatening And Assaulting A Man

Friday, May 17, 2024, 6:15 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

MORRISTOWN, NJ.- Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon reported, that on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division charged a Morristown, New Jersey man with assaulting a man following an altercation on Patriots Path in Morristown.

     According to authorities, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, just shortly before 2:30 a.m., members of the Sheriff’s Patrol Division were notified that an injured man was allegedly threatened and assaulted following an argument on Patriots Path a walkway just off Martin Luther King Avenue in Morristown.

     Sheriff’s Officers were advised by the victim that the man who assaulted him was still in the area and provided a detailed description of the suspect. The victim was subsequently transported to Morristown Medical Center for treatment. 

     A search of the area by Sheriff’s Officers and Morristown Police Officers was able to locate the suspect, identified as Ricardo Martinez-Bonilla sleeping on the trail. Following being questioned, Martinez-Bonilla was taken into custody and formally charged with Aggravated Assault with Causing Serious Bodily Injury; Terroristic Threats; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

     Following being processed on the charges Martinez-Bonilla was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court proceedings in Morris County Superior Court.

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