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Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Ocean County Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says

A 28-year-old Jackson man faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted on Friday, Feb. 21 of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020.

J'Shawn Cutler

J'Shawn Cutler

Photo Credit: Ocean County Department of Corrections

On Friday, June 19, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. 

An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf. He was apprehended that same day following a traffic stop in Lakewood.

Cutler was convicted of aggravated manslaughter nearly month-long trial, Billhimer said. Cutler was also convicted of two weapons charges, Billhimer said.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in April.

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