TOMS RIVER — A Jackson Township woman has admitted shooting a 79-year-old man during an incident last year, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced.
Marian Rojas, 34, pleaded guilty June 15 before Superior Court Judge Kenneth T. Palmer to aggravated assault in connection with the Oct. 24, 2025, shooting in Jackson Township.
Prosecutors said they will recommend a seven-year sentence in New Jersey State Prison when Rojas is sentenced Aug. 24. The sentence would be subject to the No Early Release Act.
Police were called to a home on Jackson Pines Road at about 9:15 p.m. Oct. 24 after receiving a report of a person who had been shot. Officers found a 79-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder, authorities said.
The man was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where he was treated for minor injuries and later released.
Investigators determined Rojas had shot the victim and left the area, authorities said. Police issued a description of Rojas and her vehicle to nearby departments.
About 45 minutes later, Manchester Township police stopped a vehicle matching that description. Rojas was driving and was arrested without incident, authorities said.
She was taken to the Ocean County Jail, where she has remained since her arrest.
Billhimer said the plea agreement followed lengthy conversations with the victim, who asked that the case be resolved with leniency.
“This plea agreement was reached only after extensive discussions with the victim who expressed an unequivocal desire to extend mercy to this defendant,” Billhimer said. “But for the victim’s compassionate and forgiving nature, this plea agreement would have never been contemplated by the State — let alone approved.”
Billhimer credited Senior Assistant Prosecutor Kaitlyn Burke, who is handling the case, along with the Jackson Township Police Department, Manchester Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit for their work on the investigation.
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