Police Seeking Man and Woman in Middlesex County Stabbing of Couple

Photos: Suspects Jashira Figueroa and Jesus Gonzalez. Courtesy of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Police and law officials are seeking the public’s help in apprehending a man and woman charged in the stabbing of a couple in Perth Amboy.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Benjamin Ruiz of the Perth Amboy Police Department announced today that authorities are actively searching for Jesus Gonzalez, 35, and Jashira Figueroa, 25, after charging them with attacking another couple on Smith Street in Perth Amboy at approximately 3 p.m. on December 10.

Gonzalez has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. Figueroa was charged with aggravated assault.

The charges were filed during an investigation by Detective Andreea Capraru of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Detective Sandy Rivera of the Perth Amboy Police Department.

The investigation determined that Gonzalez and Figueroa confronted another couple. Gonzalez is then alleged to have stabbed and beat a 29-year-old man, and then kicked and stomped the 25-year-old female victim, who also was severely beaten by Figueroa.

The victims, unnamed by police, were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where the man is being treated for a stab wound. His condition was not immediately available.

The woman also was taken to the hospital, where she was treated and released.

Police continue to search for Gonzalez and Figueroa. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Perth Amboy Police Department.