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Patrick Pennell was indicted by a grand jury on charges of bias intimidation and criminal mischief, in connection with the incident, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On Nov. 22, 2022, Officers from the Toms River Township Police responded to a residence on Parisian Drive for a report of a disturbance.
Responding Officers discovered a vehicle with a shattered driver’s side window parked in the driveway of the residence, Billhimer said.
A subsequent investigation revealed that the victim was visiting an acquaintance at the residence when Pennell — a neighbor of the acquaintance — approached him and became confrontational, Billhimer said.
Pennell proceeded to make racial and homophobic slurs to the victim, he said.
As the victim was trying to leave, Pennell punched the driver’s side window of the victim’s vehicle, causing it to shatter, the prosecutor said.
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