By: Tracie Carter
A 27-year-old Mays Landing man has admitted to violently assaulting two domestic violence victims in separate incidents, according to authorities.
On February 27, 2026, Jerry Vargas-Perez of Mays Landing pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Joseph Levin, J.S.C., to two counts of second-degree aggravated assault.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Vargas-Perez faces a five-year sentence in New Jersey State Prison.
The sentence will be subject to the No Early Release Act, requiring him to serve 85% of the term before becoming eligible for parole.
Authorities said the first incident occurred on November 26, 2022, when officers from the Atlantic City Police Department responded to the area of Winchester and North Providence Avenues for a reported domestic violence assault. Investigators determined that Vargas-Perez strangled the victim until she nearly lost consciousness.
He was arrested at the scene; however, the court denied the State’s motion to detain him at that time.
A second incident took place on July 6, 2024, in Hamilton Township. Officers from the Hamilton Township Police Department were dispatched to Kenwood Court for another reported domestic violence assault involving a different victim.
Authorities again determined that Vargas-Perez placed his hands around the victim’s neck and strangled her until she was unable to breathe.
He was arrested at the scene, and the court granted the State’s second motion to detain him.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 5, 2026.