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Newark Man Admits Assaulting Ex-GF In Toms River Hotel: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Newark man has admitted to assaulting an ex-girlfriend on the Jersey Shore, authorities said.
Deshaun Porter, 29, of Newark, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and weapons offenses on Tuesday, April 4, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer,
On Nov. 6, 2020, at 9 a.m., Toms River police were called to an apartment on James Street for a report of a woman being held against her will by Porter, with whom she had been in a relationship, Billhimer said. Porter fled, he said.
Police determined that Porter arrived at the apartment at app…
