A New York City man is accused of aggravated assault in a suspected knife attack outside a convenience store on the Jersey Shore over Memorial Day weekend.
Margate police arrested Disney Abreu, 33, on May 24 after the altercation in the Wawa parking lot on Ventnor Avenue, Capt. Joseph Scullion said.
Abreu, a resident of the Bronx, faces one count of second-degree aggravated assault, according to a criminal complaint.
Holly Bitters, a public defender who represented Abreu during a recent court hearing, could not be reached for comment on the case.
The victim was a 32-year-old man staying in Longport, which shares a border with Margate, Scullion said.
The victim Abreu allegedly assaulted was treated at a hospital for a 6-inch laceration on the left side of his face, which extended from the cheek to the ear, an affidavit of probable cause states.
Officers combed the parking lot for a weapon, but none was found, Scullion said. The depth of the injury suggested it had been caused by a sharp blade, he said.
“The injury didn’t look like it just came from a fist, or nails or anything like that,” Scullion said. “It was more consistent with a slicing of some sort.”
“The victim also stated that he saw the defendant holding something in his hand like a knife, and that he also made a statement like ‘I’m going to cut you,’” Scullion added.
The victim allegedly identified Abreu’s vehicle after Abreu fled the parking lot.
After being pulled over by the police, Abreu admitted to being involved in the fight, the affidavit states.
The fight stemmed from an argument between the victim and Abreu’s wife in the parking lot, Scullion said. Abreu allegedly tried to de-escalate the dispute, but the fight ensued, he added.
Abreu remains at the Atlantic County Jail and is scheduled to appear in Atlantic County Superior Court on July 8, records show.
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