Violent Home Invasion With Injuries Rocks Jersey Shore Town

LAKEWOOD, NJ — A Monmouth County man is facing aggravated assault and other charges after he injured a person during a home invasion robbery in Lakewood, police said Monday.

Gregory Z. Jones, 46, of Neptune, is charged with home invasion, two counts of robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon in the incident that happened about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Lakewood police said.

Jones is accused of breaking into an apartment on John Street and robbing two people. One of the victims was injured and taken to Ocean University Medical Center in Brick for treatment, police said.

Police did not release any details about the injuries or the victims.

Lakewood police said Jones has been arrested, but did not say where he was being held. He was not listed among inmates at the Ocean County Jail on Monday evening, and online court records showed a warrant had been issued for his arrest but did not give an arrest date.

"Violent crimes like this are taken very seriously," Lakewood Police Chief Gregory Meyer said. "Our officers and detectives worked to identify the individual responsible and bring criminal charges. We will continue doing everything we can to keep our residents and neighborhoods safe."

The investigation is continuing, police said.