Man Arrested In Stabbings At Wu-Tang Founder's Home

A Monmouth County man has been charged in the stabbing of two men at a party at the home of Wu-Tang founder RZA on Saturday, the New Jersey State Police said Monday afternoon.

Thomas Norman, 23, of Englishtown is being held at the Monmouth County Jail in Freehold in lieu of $120,000 bail, no 10 percent, State Police said in a news release.

Norman is charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and possession of a weapon, according to the release.

Norman is accused of stabbing two men at the Millstone Township home of rapper RZA on Saturday after a dispute arose during the party. Police were called at 1:18 a.m. Saturday to the call reporting the stabbing, State Police said. The men suffered non-life-threatening injuries, they said.

Reports said police did not identify the homeowner, but public records show the Deer Trail Drive residence is the home of the Wu-Tang Clan founder, whose real name is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs. RZA performed at a festival in Texas on Saturday night. The Wu-Tang Clan is a Staten Island-based group that broke into the rap scene in 1993. RZA has produced nearly all of the group’s albums and many of its members’ solo works.

Norman was identified as a result of the ensuing investigation and he was charged later Saturday, after he was arrested by Manalapan Township police on unrelated, warrants, State Police said.

State Police are not releasing the names of the victims at this time, the news release said.

Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Hamilton-Sub Station at (609) 594-5000 ext. 5286.