Monmouth Woman Stabbed Boyfriend Before Standoff: Prosecutor

ALLENHURST, NJ – A Monmouth County woman held police at bay for two hours last week in Allenhurst after stabbing her boyfriend and injuring herself, and is being held in jail, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

Lindsey DiGeronimo, 31, of Spier Avenue in Allenhurst, is charged with third-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (knife), Gramiccioni said.

Allenhurst police received a 911 call shortly after 7 p.m. on June 7 from DiGeronimo’s boyfriend, who told them she had stabbed him. When police arrived, DiGeronimo was home but refused to respond to repeated attempts to contact her, he said.

The apartment building was evacuated, as were nearby businesses, and police closed off the surrounding area with the assistance of Deal police and the Monmouth County Rapid Deployment Force. After a two-hour negotiation with officers from the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team, DiGeronimo was taken out of the apartment.

She was treated at the scene by the Allenhurst First Aid Squad and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment of a self-inflicted, non-life threatening injury, Gramiccioni said.

"At no time was there any threat to the community and the neighbors were allowed back into their apartments at approximately 10 p.m.," he said.

If convicted, DiGeronimo faces 5 years in prison on both third-degree offenses and 18 months in jail on the fourth-degree crime. She was being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution pending her first appearance in Superior Court, scheduled for Wednesday, June 13, the prosecutor's office said.

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