{"id":228998,"date":"2026-05-12T20:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228998\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:18:17","slug":"union-county-police-arrest-three-following-stabbing-investigation-at-wheeler-park-in-linden-county-of-union-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228998\/","title":{"rendered":"Union County Police Arrest Three Following Stabbing Investigation at Wheeler Park in Linden \u2013 County of Union, New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Police-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109067\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 18, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Union County Regional Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a stabbing inside Wheeler Park in Linden, New Jersey. Responding officers from the Union County Police Department and the Linden Police Department located a 14-year-old male victim suffering from visible lacerations to the left side of his back. The victim was transported to JFK University Medical Center in Edison for treatment of stab wounds and lacerations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An investigation conducted by the Union County Police Department, led by Detective Waddell of the Investigations Division, resulted in the arrest of three individuals. The investigation determined that the victim was assaulted by three suspects, one of whom allegedly brandished and used a knife, causing the victim\u2019s injuries. The Union County Prosecutor\u2019s Office approved charges against all individuals involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 4, 2026, members of the Investigations Division arrested two adult suspects. Jaquan Roberts, of Linden, NJ, was arrested, charged, processed, and remanded to the Essex County Jail pending a detention hearing. Kayla Oliveira, of Linden, NJ, was arrested, charged, processed, and released pending a court date in Union County Superior Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third juvenile suspect turned themselves in on May 6, 2026, and was charged, processed, and released pending a court date in Union County Family Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charges filed in this case include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Against Jaquan Roberts:<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-1B(1) \u2013 Second Degree Aggravated Assault<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-1B(2) \u2013 Third Degree Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Knife)<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-3A \u2013 Third Degree Terroristic Threats<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-3B \u2013 Third Degree Terroristic Threats (Threat to Kill)<\/p>\n<p>2C:39-4 \u2013 Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose<\/p>\n<p>2C:39-5D \u2013 Fourth Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon<\/p>\n<p>2C:24-4A(2) \u2013 Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child<\/p>\n<p>2C:24-4A(2) \u2013 Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Against Kayla Oliveira:<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-1A(1) \u2013 Disorderly Persons Offense, Simple Assault<\/p>\n<p>2C:24-4A(2) \u2013 Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Against the Juvenile Suspect:<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-1B(7) \u2013 Third Degree Aggravated Assault<\/p>\n<p>2C:12-1A(1) \u2013 Disorderly Persons Offense, Simple Assault<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This investigation and the resulting arrests send a clear message that the Union County Police Department will continue to aggressively investigate acts of violence and pursue those who commit crimes that threaten the safety and quality of life of residents and visitors throughout the Union County Park System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On April 18, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Union County Regional Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-228998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}