Man Stabbed Victim To Death, Then Called 911: Bergen County Prosecutors

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A man has been charged in a fatal stabbing in New Milford early Thursday morning.

Justin J. Wilhelm, 25, of Landing, has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Mateo Ocho-Gonzalez, 24, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

Just before 3 a.m., the New Milford Police Department went to a private home at 650 River Road in response to a 911 call placed by Wilhelm, said authorities.

Police found Wilhelm on the front steps of the home with "suspected blood on both of his hands," prosecutors said.

When police went inside to conduct a welfare check, they found Ocho-Gonzalez, a New Milford resident, dead on the second floor.

The victim had multiple stab wounds to his chest and neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said.

Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and New Milford Police Department determined that Wilhelm "possessed narcotics and stabbed the victim multiple times while inside the residence," prosecutors said.

Besides the murder charge, Wilhelm has been charged with third-degree possession of narcotics and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.

He was taken to an area hospital for a medical evaluation and remains in police custody, prosecutors said.