Berkeley: 'America's Most Wanted' Subject Now Charged With Murder

BERKELEY, NJ — A man who was once profiled in an episode of "America's Most Wanted" has been charged with murder 10 days after a stabbing in Berkeley, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.

An investigation determined that Angelo Grenci stabbed the victim Saturday, Nov. 14 during an altercation, according to authorities. He was previously charged with attempted murder as the victim was treated in the hospital, the OCPO said.

Carlton Williams, of Seaside Heights, died Saturday at Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick. The cause of death was anoxic brain injury and massive bleeding in his neck, according to the medical examiner.

Police responded Nov. 14 to a stabbing on Magnolia Ave. in the Manitou Park section of town. Authorities found Williams with a stab wound in his neck.

Detectives executed a search warrant Tuesday, Nov. 17 on Grenci's home. Officials took him to the Ocean County Jail, where he will remain pending a detention hearing.

Grenci, who has an extensive criminal history, had been released from his most recent prison sentence in February for a May 2016 conviction on robbery and theft charges.

He also gained national attention in May 2004, when he was profiled on "America's Most Wanted" in connection with an August 2002 fight at an apartment in Berkeley Township, where he and another man were accused of aggravated assault and burglary, according to a document summarizing the case.

“Fortunately, this appalling and senseless crime was solved expeditiously as a result of the hard work and dogged determination of all the Officers and Detectives involved in this investigation,” said Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. “Through their combined efforts, an extremely dangerous person has been removed from the streets of Ocean County."

Billhimer and Berkeley Police Chief Karin DiMichele acknowledged the following for their collaborative efforts: OCPO's Major Crimes Unit, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Berkeley PD Detective Bureau, Toms River Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Department of Corrections, State of New Jersey Department of Corrections and New Jersey State Parole Board.

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