Man Strangled Woman, Slammed Her Head Against Floor In South Jersey Home: Prosecutor

PLEASANTVILLE, NJ — A Pleasantville man admitted to two violent assaults against the same woman where he strangled, punched and slammed her head against the floor repeatedly, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.

Seth Carr, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault, officials said.

The first incident was on April 17, 2025, authorities said. Police went to a Ridgewood Avenue home for a domestic assault report. The victim told officers that Carr strangled her until she began to lose consciousness. Carr also punched her repeatedly, breaking his own hand in the process, authorities said.

On May 16, 2025, Pleasantville police were again called to the same house for another domestic assault report. When they arrived, they saw bruises on the woman's head and face, authorities said.

She told officers that Carr had thrown her to the ground and repeatedly slammed her head into the floor, officials said. The woman was hospitalized for bleeding to the brain and a sternal fracture, authorities said.

Carr is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 30, 2026, where he faces five years in New Jersey State Prison.