The suspect who committed a carjacking and multiple assaults in Jackson and Lakewood, has been identified.

On Monday December 13, 2021 at 9:51 am, Police Officers Thomas Conti and Matthew Cilento responded to the Lukoil Gas Station located on West Countyline Road on the report of a carjacking which had just taken place.

Upon arrival, officers spoke with a 57 year old female who reported that her 1999 Dodge Pickup had been stolen by a male subject who had punched her in the face. It was reported by the victim that she had been standing outside of her vehicle when she observed a black male wearing a hooded flannel shirt get into the driver’s seat of the vehicle. She opened the door to see what he was doing when he struck her in the face and drove off with the vehicle.

A description of the suspect was shared and a short while later while checking the length of West Countyline Road into Lakewood, Police Officer Kevin Chesney was checking a plaza parking lot when he observed the stolen vehicle and then the suspect running through the parking lot being chased by several people, one of which appeared to be bleeding from the face. Officer Chesney then pursued the suspect on foot and took him into custody, holding him at gun point until other officers arrived. During this time, the unidentified people who had been chasing him claimed that the suspect had assaulted them. The suspect was taken into custody, and Lakewood Police Officers and Hatzolah arrived on scene to attend to the assault victims.

The suspect has been identified as Kevin Breaux, age 40 of Jackson. He was charged with carjacking, processed and later transported to the Ocean County Jail, where transporting officers reported that he became combative with jail staff upon his arrival.