Man Stabbed Acquaintance, Dumped Body In Morris County Woods: Cops

DOVER, NJ — Two Dover men were arrested and charged in connection with the killing of a Rockaway man whose body was found in the woods last week, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said on Monday.

Jeysi Joran Carnales-Cardona, 37, has been charged with the murder of Michael Millan, 56. Carnales-Cardona and Millan knew each other, Knapp said.

Millan was known to live in the woods on the Dover-Rockaway border, Knapp said, which has a high population of homeless individuals. He was found stabbed to death with head injuries in the woods behind the Lakeland Company bus depot on Sept. 6.

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Carnales-Cardona allegedly stabbed Millan to death two days earlier, and then tampered with evidence. During the investigation, Knapp said Carnales-Cardona lied to police about what happened.

Multiple other men were allegedly in the woods at the time of Millan's death, including Francisco Gonzales-Domingues, 36, who Knapp said knew Millan had been grievously injured and did nothing to help him. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Carnales-Cardona and Gonzales-Domingues were arrested early Sunday morning. Carnales-Cardona was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, witness tampering, and hindering one’s own apprehension.

Gonzales-Domingues was charged with endangering an injured victim.

"This case was solved by remarkable investigative work of the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Under the direction of Chief Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Troiano and Captain Robert McNally, the men and women of the MCU worked tirelessly around the clock for almost three days to bring these individuals to justice. All are to be highly commended," Knapp said.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Rockaway Township Police Department at 973-625-4000, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office – Major Crimes Unit at 973-285-6200, or Morris County Crimestoppers at 973-COP-CALL (973-267-2255).

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