Asbury Park Man Indicted On A Charge Of Witness Retaliation
Monday, December 8, 2025, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
FREEHOLD, NJ.- A 21-year-old Asbury Park, New Jersey, man, if convicted, is facing up to ten years in New Jersey State Prison after being formally indicted for allegedly threatening a witness who testified in a 2024 murder trial.
According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, a Grand Jury sitting in Monmouth County, New Jersey, returned a one-count indictment charging Jaisun Z. Brown, 21, of Asbury Park, New Jersey, with second-degree Witness Retaliation.
Charge Stems From A 2024, Murder Trial
The charge stems from an investigation by Detectives of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau that uncovered that in April of 2025, at the conclusion of the sentencing of a defendant who was convicted for a 2022 homicide before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill Grace O. Malley, Brown had committed a pattern of threats against a witness who testified against the defendant.
During further investigation, Detectives uncovered multiple communications by Brown toward or publicly referencing the witness and their role in the murder trial, which were either threatening or suggestively violent in nature toward the witness.
“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 rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
