Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Reginald Patillo, 47, of Lakewood, New Jersey was arrested and charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault Against a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Arrest, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
As first reported by TLS, at approximately 11:00 a.m. this morning in the Lakewood Township Municipal building, Patillo attacked a Lakewood resident as the resident entered an elevator on the second floor.
Patillo stabbed the resident multiple times in the neck and head area. Municipal workers hearing the altercation sounded a panic alarm and nearby Lakewood Police officers responded to the scene.
While being questioned, Patillo attacked one of the officers by striking him with a closed fist. Patillo was subdued and placed into custody and a knife was recovered. Both the victim and the officer were transported to a local hospital for evaluation of their injuries.
They need to investigate this animals connections with the hate group “rise up” in ocean county. He could be part of a larger cell to attack residents in our county. I hope the FBI looks into this as well.
This man is a homeless, mentally disturbed individual. There is no connection to a facebook page.
I have seen him walking around the area, not so sure that he is homeless, but he definately has some mental issues. This doesn’t appear to be a “hate crime” in my eyes. He could have simply been off his medication.
Ive hired him before for odd jobs, picked him up from 2nd street