Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that on Thursday, July 7, Joshua Gonzalez, 24, of Hoboken, was arrested at approximately 11:10 a.m. by members of the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in the area of Franklin Street in Bloomfield.
Gonzalez was wanted in connection with the double stabbing on July 5 in Jersey City that left one man dead and one woman injured.
According to Prosecutor Suarez, Gonzalez was charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Felony Murder, Burglary, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (knife), Possession of a Weapon (knife) for an Unlawful Purpose, Resisting Arrest by Flight and Violation of a Restraining Order.
Following his arrest, Gonzalez was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny pending his First Appearance.
Prosecutor Suarez said that on Tuesday, July 5, at approximately 6:42 a.m., members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to Clinton Avenue on reports of an aggravated assault.
Responding officers found a 22-year-old woman with a serious apparent stab wound.
According to Prosecutor Suarez, the woman was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center, where she remains in stable condition.
At approximately 10:00 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified that an injured person was located at 186 McAdoo Avenue.
Prosecutor Suarez said that the responding officers found the lifeless body of a man — later identified as Jason Khusial, 21, of Jersey City — with multiple apparent stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:14 a.m.
The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the Cause of death to be multiple sharp force wounds to the torso and the Manner of death to be homicide.
The investigation determined Khusial had been injured during the Clinton Avenue incident.