A New Jersey man has been charged with murder and other offenses after police responding to a 911 call found his wife dead in the couple’s South Toms River home, prosecutors said Sunday.
Gustavo Juarez-Perez, 38, was hit with murder and multiple weapon charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a statement.
The South Toms River Police Department warned there was “police activity” in the area, adding, “No danger to the public, please stay clear of the area.”
Officers found Cheyanne Juarez, 30, “unconscious on the floor with blood on her face and a belt around her neck” when they responded to the scene around 9:15 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a statement. “Emergency lifesaving measures were attempted with negative results, and Ms. Juarez was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
Her husband was arrested after an investigation by the South Toms River police and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office “revealed that Gustavo Juarez-Perez was the individual responsible for his wife’s death,” Billhimer said.
Authorities did not disclose what led them to suspect Juarez-Perez, or a motive for the slaying. He was being held at the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
