Manville Man Smashed Beer Bottle On Bar Employee's Head On Super Bowl Sunday: Jury

MANVILLE, NJ — A Manville man was convicted for smashing a beer bottle over a employee's head after being asked to leave the bar on Super Bowl Sunday.

On Monday following a week-long trial, a Somerset County Jury convicted Junior Suriel-Gonzalez, 38, of Manville, of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and disorderly persons simple assault.

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2025, when Suriel-Gonzalez faces up to five years in New Jersey State Prison.

On Feb. 11, Super Bowl Sunday, Suriel-Gonzalez was at a bar in Manville.

When Suriel-Gonzalez was asked to leave the bar, he armed himself with a beer bottle and attacked an employee with the bottle, swinging it over the top of the employee’s head, said authorities.

Suriel-Gonzalez was subdued and removed from the bar, after which he fled in his vehicle.

Suriel-Gonzalez was ultimately arrested by Manville Police Officers several blocks away, during the early hours of Feb. 12.

The State would like to thank the Manville Police Department, the Bound Brook Police Department, and the medical staff of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.

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