Face Slashing in Aberdeen Township

Aberdeen Township, NJ - A bloody street fight broke out early Thursday morning on the 800 block of Prospect Avenue in Aberdeen Township, Aberdeen Police chief John Powers said.

Officers Bart Szulczynski and Frank Maisano were called to the scene of a fight at 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning and found a 34-year-old Aberdeen man bleeding from a facial laceration. He had been fighting with Sandy Truss, 25, of Chrome Ave., Carteret, and Truss cut the victim with a knife, Chief Powers said. The two men had been fighting in the street.

Truss was taken into custody and bail was set at $17,500 with a 10% option. He was released later that morning after posting bail. The Aberdeen victim was transported to Bayshore Hospital, where he was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.

Truss was charged by Aberdeen police with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.