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Perth Amboy police responding to 375 New St. found the 31-year-old resident with a gash across his throat around 9 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said.
An investigation found that Josue Jeronimo had been fighting with the man when he cut his throat with a bottle, authorities said.
The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment where he remains in critical condition.
Jeronimo was being held at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center in North Brunswick pending an initial court appearance.
He was charged with second-degree Aggravated Assault, third-degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, and fourth-degree Unlawful Possession of a weapon for an incident that occurred last night.
The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Manuel Lopez of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732) 324-3856, or Detective Paul Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3330.
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