Brick Man Charged In Long Branch Shooting: Prosecutor

FREEHOLD, NJ — A Brick Township man has been arrested and charged in the shooting of a man earlier this month in Long Branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said Thursday.

Donovan L. Wesley, 25, of Brick, was arrested Wednesday in Asbury Park, said Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County prosecutor's office.

Wesley was arrested by officers from the U.S. Marshals Service and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office after a 10-day manhunt, Webster said.

He has been charged with first-degree attempted murder and second-degree armed burglary in connection with the early morning shooting on Oct. 8 shooting of a 30-year-old man inside a West Columbus Place residence in the city, Webster said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, he said.

Wesley also was charged with first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose as a result of the investigation by the prosecutor's office and the Long Branch Police Department, Webster said.

Anyone with information regarding the crime is urged to call Detective Adam Hess, of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 800-533-7443 or Long Branch Police Detective Todd Coleman at 732-222-1000.

Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about a crime can contact Monmouth County Crime Stoppers confidential telephone tip-line by calling 1-800-671-4400; can text "MONMOUTH” plus their tip to 274637; or, they can email a tip via the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com. Monmouth County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of criminals, Webster said.

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