More arrests have been made in connection with a stabbing that occurred at Bernard Cooke Park in Brick earlier this month.
After further investigation, a local 17-year-old male juvenile has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and possession of a weapon, police said.
In addition, the original victims, Casey M. Yannon, 20 of Brick, and Mike T. Wardell, 20 of Brick, were charged with robbery and theft.
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All three were also charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.
Wardell and Yannon were released on a criminal warrant, pending action by the court. The 17-year-old juvenile was turned over to the custody of the Ocean County Juvenile Detention Center.
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On December 12, two individuals were stabbed in a dispute in a Bernard Cooke Park, Brick Police said.
In the Cooke Park incident, police were called to Ocean Medical Center after two men sought treatment for multiple stab wounds, said Brick Sgt. Henry Drew.
"One of the victims had stab wounds to his upper left thigh, and his right bicep. The other victim suffered stab wounds to his chest," Drew said in a prepared release. "The victims reported that they had been stabbed during an altercation at Bernard J. Cooke Park which is located on Burnt Tavern Road in Brick."
Police units were dispatched to the park to investigate but the suspect had already fled, Drew said.
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