Point Pleasant man’s near-deadly assault on girlfriend leads to prison Erin Vogt Published: October 3, 2025 Ocean County domestic violence attacker gets prison for attempted murder (Google Maps, Ocean County Jail)

🚨 Point Pleasant man sentenced to 10 years for brutal 2022 attack

🏃 Attacker fled across state lines, dodged arrest for 16 months

⚖️ Convicted of attempted murder after strangling girlfriend with a belt

An Ocean County man has been sentenced to prison for trying to kill his girlfriend, by violently attacking and strangling her three years ago.

On Friday, Juan Santiago-Rojas received a 10-year term, as delivered by Ocean County Superior Court Judge Dina Vicari.

The 32-year-old Point Pleasant Borough resident had pleaded guilty in August to attempted murder for

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