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Gerardo Ruiz, of Seaside Heights, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the death of Alecia Perreault, 29, of Seaside Heights, that occurred on May 1, 2021, in Seaside Heights, they said.
On May 1, 2021, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Seaside Heights Police received a telephone call from an individual claiming to have knowledge that Ruiz killed a woman at the Offshore Motel in Seaside Heights, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
The caller further said that Ruiz was staying at the Surfside Motel in Seaside Heights. Officers responded to a room at the Offshore Motel, where they found the body of Ms. Perreault with apparent wounds to her neck, Billhimer said. Perreault was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers subsequently responded to Ruiz’s room at the Surfside Motel, and discovered that he had experienced an apparent drug overdose. Ruiz was thereafter transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River — under the protective custody of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office.
Since being released from Community Medical Center, Ruiz has been detained in a secure medical facility.
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