The man faces decades in prison.
last year, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Friday.
On May 1, 2021, the Seaside Heights Police received a call from a person at 7:30 a.m. claiming that Gerardo Ruiz, 51, of Seaside Heights killed a woman at thein the borough and that Ruiz was staying a block away at the Surfside Motel, Billhimer said in a statement from the office. When officers arrived at the Offshore Motel, they found the body of 29-year-old Alecia Perreault, of Seaside Heights, with wounds on her neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene, the office said said. Ruiz was found overdosed a short time later at his room at the Surfside Motel.
Ruiz was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River and since being released, he has been detained in a secure medical facility, authorities said. Perreault’s death was ruled a homicide and an investigation revealed that Ruiz was responsible for killing her, officials said. However, her cause of death was not released.Thank you for relying on us to provide the local news you can trust. Please consider supporting
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