NJ Woman Found With Blood On Her, Stabbed Ex To Death, Police Say

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A South Amboy woman is charged with murder in the stabbing death early Thursday morning of an Edison man with whom she had a previous relationship, authorities said.

Anneris Deleon, 41, of South Amboy has been charged with first-degree murder, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree possession of a weapon, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joe Matarangolo of the South Amboy Police Department.

On Thursday, April 11, at about 1:12 a.m., South Amboy police received a 911 call from a resident on George Street there.

Officers found Anthony Patterson, 32, of Edison, with a stab wound and Deleon distraught with blood on her, authorities said.

Patterson was pronounced dead at the scene. Deleon was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center for evaluation.

An investigation determined the incident was "not a random act of violence," the prosecutor's office said.

Deleon knew the victim and had a previous relationship with him, their investigation showed, the office said.

She was then arrested without incident shortly after her evaluation at the hospital.

Deleon is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center, pending the results of a pre-trial detention hearing, authorities said.

The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Cooney of the South Amboy Police Department at 732-721-0111 or Rosario of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3289.