Monmouth Crime: Birdsall Guilty, Bomb Scare and 13-Count Sex Assault Indictment

An Atlantic Highlands man was indicted on charges he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenager, according to a 13-count indictment handed up this week.

Wayne D. Woods, 40, is charged with a variety of criminal sex charges involving an underage girl dating back to 2010, according to the indictment.

Woods repeatedly assaulted the girl, sometimes restraining her and sometimes threatening her with a knife. He also threatened to expose the girl if she mentioned the attacks to others, according to the indictment.

Woods is charged with three counts of sexual assault, one count of aggravated sexual assault, one count of aggravated sexual contact, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, two counts of criminal coercion, one count of criminal restraint and one count endangering the welfare of a child, the indictment says.

He is listed as a prisoner of the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, held in lieu of $1.12 million bail, according to jail records.

Previously reported:

An 18-year-old Matawan resident was arrested early Sunday morning in Holmdel, after striking a traffic light and flipping his car.

When stopped by police, motorists usually are asked to present a driver's license and registration. If a bill just introduced before the state Senate becomes law, cell phones could be added to that list.

Former Red Bank Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To DWI

Just about a month after he was charged, former Red Bank Mayor Edward McKenna Jr., through his attorney, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday morning to driving while intoxicated and related charges stemming from a May 13 crash on the Garden State Parkway, according to app.com.

Birdsall Pleads Guilty In Corruption Scheme

Birdsall Services Group pleaded guilty today to charges that the firm engaged in a criminal scheme to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate political contributions through employees to evade New Jersey’s pay-to-play law and obtain millions of dollars in public contracts for which it should have been disqualified, First Assistant Attorney General Thomas R. Calcagni announced Friday.

Vincent Richards faces multiple charges after being caught drugs within 1,000 feet of Memorial Middle School.

Tinton Falls Holds Active Shooter Drill at Monmouth Regional

The Tinton Falls Police Department and Office Of Emergency Management simulated how the borough would handle having a "active shooter" at Monmouth Regional High School during a drill on Monday morning.

Building Evacuated For Suspicious Package

Emergency responders continue to converge on a business park on Route 34 in Wall, where county and local authorities have evacuated a building after a report of a suspicious package.

Jackson Township police recently arrested a Forked River man on numerous weapons and drug charges.

A Connecticut man was jailed over the weekend on shoplifting charges stemming from a weekend arrest.

Walter L. Davis is a multi-tasker. 

The 52-year-old Philadelphia man seemingly had a lot on his plate with Freehold Township Police officers running after him after Davis bolted to avoid arrest at the Freehold Raceway Mall on Monday, authorities said.

CentraState Nurse Charged With Dealing Narcotics

A 42-year-old Stafford Township man, who works as a registered nurse at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township, has been arrested and charged with stealing prescription drugs from the hospital where he works.