Man Charged With Murder After Victim Found Dead In Howell Township Street

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A New Jersey man has been charged with murder in the death of another man found lying face down in the street last week.

Domingo Merino Rafael was discovered around 3:45 a.m. Friday on Hurley Pond Road in Howell Township.

The 33-year-old from Lakewood was taken to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Prosecutors said 29-year-old Juan Carlos Rivera Rojas, also known as Omar Rivera Rojas, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder in the case.

It's unclear if or how the men knew each other.

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