Crime & Safety

Brick Residents Arrested in Child Support Sweep

Ocean County Sheriff's Department conducted three-day raid last week

Several Brick residents were among 47 people arrested by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department last week in a three-day sweep targeting parents owing a total of nearly $1 million in child support payments, officials announced Wednesday.

Members of the Sheriff’s Department made arrests all over the county between Tuesday, Dec. 6 and Thursday, Dec. 8 as part of statewide child support reimbursement program, the department said in a press release. In total, the parents owed $950,740.30. Most were temporarily lodged in the Ocean County Jail awaiting a first court appearance, officials said.

Those arrested incude:

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  • Darren J. Cole, 40, of Hunters Road, was arrested by Sheriff’s Detectives R. Stark and P. Sickinger on an Ocean County Superior Court Warrant for failure to pay child support in the amount of $9,647.86. Cole was processed and lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending first appearance.
  • David Santiago, 49, of Tabitha Court, was arrested by Sheriff’s Detectives C. Watkins and R. Johnson on an Somerset County Superior Court Warrant for failure to pay child support in the amount of $10,816.25. Santiago was processed and lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending first appearance.
  • Lester Glab, 49, of Harding Drive, was arrested by Sheriff’s Detectives P. Sickinger and R. Stark on an Ocean County Superior Court Warrant for failure to pay child support in the amount of $27,329.02. Glab was processed and lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending first appearance.
  • Alfred C. Castino, 39, of Burnt Tavern Road, was arrested by Sheriff’s Detectives C. Gentile and M. Groesch on an Monmouth County Superior Court Warrant for failure to pay child support in the amount of $9,181.87. Castino was processed and lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending first appearance.
  • Wayne McDougald, 43, of Shannon Court, was arrested by Sheriff’s Detectives S. Metta and J. Mercado on an Ocean County Superior Court Warrant for failure to pay child support in the amount of $36,790.29. McDougald was processed and paid a reduced purge approved by the Ocean County Probation Department, and subsequently released.


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