Life In Prison For Asbury Park Man Who Stomped On Head Of Another Man

ASBURY PARK, NJ — An Asbury Park man was sentenced to life in prison, plus an additional 46 years, for killing a Lakewood man after a dice game in 2022, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Friday.

The Asbury Park man is Jaszhark A. Rogers, 38, who was convicted at trial in August for first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree armed robbery and other charges.

Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, Asbury Park Police were called to the 1200 block of Washington Avenue and discovered the victim, Yahnie Patterson, 26, of Lakewood, lying mortally wounded in the road, having sustained severe head trauma.

Patterson died two days later, June 21, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Police say Rogers, along with Shakri A. Prince, 31, also of Asbury Park, schemed to rob Patterson of cash and property after an hours-long dice game. Rogers chased him from an alley where the dice game was played; Prince caught Patterson and struck him with a handgun in the skull, while Rogers then kicked and stomped the defenseless Patterson about the head and neck as he lay in the street.

A woman, Erikah E. Handy, 24, of Neptune Township and a third man, Tyonna N. Henderson, 34, of Asbury Park, were later also arrested and charged with aiding in the flight of Rogers and Prince from the scene.

Prince, Handy and Henderson have already pled guilty. Prince pled guilty October 29 to charges of first-degree Aggravated Manslaughter and second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.

Handy pled to two counts of third-degree Theft and Henderson pled to one count of fourth-degree Tampering with Evidence.

All three are scheduled to be sentenced January 10, 2025.