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Justin Donaldson, of Lacey Township, was charged with murder on Wednesday, Sept. 7, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lacey Township Police Chief Michael C. DiBella.
The arrest was made in connection with the death of David Donaldson, 67, also of Lacey Township.
On Sept. 7, at approximately 4:35 p.m., Officers from the Lacey Township Police Department were called to a residence on Weehawken Avenue by a concerned family member who was attempting to perform a welfare check on his father, David Donaldson, and his brother.
Justin Donaldson allegedly would not let the family member in the residence. The concerned family member called 911 and the Lacey Township police responded.
Lacey Township police subsequently made entry into the residence, where they discovered the body of a deceased man with apparent trauma to his face.
An investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Lacey Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit determined that Justin Donaldson was the individual responsible for his father’s death.
Justin Donaldson was taken into custody at the scene without incident. He was taken to the Ocean County Jail, where he was being held pending a detention hearing.
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