{"id":106902,"date":"2024-08-22T00:05:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/3-arrested-for-alleged-acid-attack-on-new-jersey-woman\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T00:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:05:21","slug":"3-arrested-for-alleged-acid-attack-on-new-jersey-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/3-arrested-for-alleged-acid-attack-on-new-jersey-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"3 arrested for alleged acid attack on New Jersey woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-08-21\/MTPD_082124_3FloridiansarrestedinNJ.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Monroe Township Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J.) &#8212; Three Florida residents have been arrested after they were hired for an alleged acid attack on a woman in New Jersey last month, officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Police responded to a home in Monroe Township on July 26, where a 42-year-old woman was attacked upon arriving home from work, according to the Gloucester County, New Jersey, Prosecutor&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the victim opened her car door, she was approached by an unknown female who threw a cup and its liquid contents directly at the victim,&#8221; the prosecutor&#8217;s office said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged female assailant then fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was airlifted to a burn center, where she is still being treated for chemical burns over 35% of her body, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The liquid used in the attack is believed to be a highly caustic acid,&#8221; the prosecutor&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Following an extensive investigation, police said they were able to trace the getaway vehicle to two suspects, who they identified as 38-year-old Betty Jo Lane and 39-year-old Jmarr McNeil, both of Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Lane and McNeil were hired to carry out the attack by 49-year-old William DiBernardino, of Boynton Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The victim &#8220;had a prior relationship&#8221; with DiBernardino, the prosecutor&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>All three suspects were taken into custody in Florida, the office said. Lane and McNeil were extradited to New Jersey on Tuesday, according to the Boynton Beach police.<\/p>\n<p>They have each been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and stalking.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear if the suspects had retained attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monroe Township Police Department (WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J.) &#8212; Three Florida residents have been arrested after they were hired for an alleged acid attack on a woman in New Jersey last month, officials said Tuesday. Police responded to a home in Monroe Township on July 26, where a 42-year-old woman was attacked<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/3-arrested-for-alleged-acid-attack-on-new-jersey-woman\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,31,2],"tags":[273,271,276,274,270,123,275,133,124,272,102,103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106902"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}