A Pleasantville teen was arrested for attempted murder in a stabbing on the Ocean City Boardwalk during a tumultuous Memorial Day weekend of fighting and other crimes in the resort town.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Ocean City Police Chief Bill Campbell announced the arrest in the May 25 stabbing of a 15-year-old boy on the Boardwalk.
“Through diligent investigative work, including witness interviews, surveillance footage review, and other investigative analysis, the investigating detectives were able to identify a juvenile suspect,” Sutherland and Campbell said in a release.
The suspect was located and taken into custody in Pleasantville on Tuesday, with the assistance of the Hamilton Township and Pleasantville police departments.
The juvenile is additionally charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. His identity was not released because he is a minor.
On the night of the stabbing, at about 9:12 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding an assault and responded to 10th Street and the Boardwalk, where groups of juveniles were fighting.
The 15-year-old boy sustained lacerations and a stab wound to the abdomen. He was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries
