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On Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11:36 p.m., Bridgeton police officers were dispatched to Myrtle Street for an assault.
Police found an unconscious 35-year-old Bridgeton man being treated by Bridgeton Fire/EMS.
A short time later ER Staff contacted police and advised that the victim was in critical condition with a serious head injury. After further investigation, it was discovered that the victim was assaulted near the 200 block of Walnut Street.
Bridgeton Police arrested Julio Morales-Amilcar on Thursday, Aug. 17, and charged him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Morales- Amilcar was processed and sent to the Cumberland County Jail.
The victim is currently being treated at Cooper Hospital and is listed in critical condition.
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