Crime & Safety

Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Bed Bath & Beyond Stabbing (UPDATE)

Authorities say the victim did not know 19-year old Tyrik Haynes, who was charged with stabbing her.

Update, 1 p.m.: This story was updated with additional information from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

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JERSEY SHORE -- A Keansburg woman was pushing a child in a stroller as she shopped in the Middletown Bed Bath & Beyond when she was stabbed 12 times, according to authorities.

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The victim did not know 19-year-old Tyrik S. Haynes, the Middletown man accused of trying to kill her Thursday afternoon, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) spokesperson Charles Webster said.

Middletown police received multiple 911 calls reporting the incident around 4:09 p.m. on Thursday.

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The 29-year-old victim was identified by CBS News as Kerri Dalton. She was transported by medevac to Jersey Shore University Medical Center after the attack, which resulted in both of her lungs being punctured, according to CBS News. The MCPO release said she is listed in critical but stable condition.

Haynes faces charges of attempted murder, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons possession, according to a press release from the prosecutor’s office. He was remanded to Monmouth County Correctional Institution with bail set at $1,050,000 and no option to post 10 percent of the bond.

Haynes was arrested last month after allegedly lighting a cat on fire on Christmas Eve, according to an Asbury Park Press report.

Haynes was scheduled to appear before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Thomas Scully at 1:30 p.m.


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