Monroe Man Charged With Murdering Woman: County Prosecutor

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A man from Monroe was charged with murdering a woman known to him, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Monroe Police Chief Michael J. Biennas said Monday.

Deymis Jimenez, 32, was charged with murder and unlawful possession of a weapon, authorities said.

On May 17 at around 12:36 a.m., authorities responded to a residential building on Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road where they found the woman in a common area of the building, police said.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation revealed that Jimenez had assaulted the woman in a common area in the building, authorities said.

Jimenez is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Joseph Gentile of the Monroe Township Police Department at (732) 521-0222 ext. 120 or Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3927.

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