A Sayreville man has been charged with attempted murder after beating a Freehold Township man and then driving his vehicle over the target of the attack, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on May 14.
Jamil S. Hubbard, 25, of Sayreville, is charged with first degree attempted murder, third
degree possession of a weapon (a motor vehicle) for an unlawful purpose and first degree bias intimidation in connection with the May 1 early morning attack on Jerry Wolkowitz, 55, of Freehold Township. The assault occurred in the parking lot of Wolkowitz’s Harding Road
residence.
Gramiccioni said that at 7:15 a.m. on May 1, Freehold Township police were dispatched to the Harding Road apartment complex in Freehold Township. Responding officers observed Wolkowitz lying in the parking lot area with injuries to his head and body. Wolkowitz was transported to a local hospital where he remained in critical condition on May 14.
An investigation conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Freehold
Township Police Department revealed that Hubbard allegedly approached Wolkowitz from behind and hit him with his fists on his head and face, before dragging Wolkowitz into the parking lot.
Hubbard then allegedly drove his motor vehicle over Wolkowitz.
Hubbard then stole Wolkowitz’s car, which was later discovered abandoned on Bordentown Avenue in Sayreville. Hubbard was apprehended at his home later that same day by members of the Sayreville Police Department. He has remained detained in the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, since May 1.
The investigation determined Hubbard did not know or have any previous
contact with Wolkowitz prior to the attack.
The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to keep Hubbard in jail
without an opportunity for release pending trial. This detention hearing is scheduled for July 10 before state Superior Court Judge Paul X. Escandon.
