A Freehold man is being held in lieu of $1.5 million bail, charged with two counts of attempted murder in the Dec. 27 shooting of two Howell men outside the Metropolitan Cafe, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said Friday.
Timothy Parrish, 28, was arrested Thursday, and has been charged with two counts of first degree attempted murder, one count each of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, in the shooting.
His bail, $1.5 million with no 10 percent option, was set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C.
Freehold police responded to a report at 1:58 a.m. on Dec. 27, of shots fired outside the eatery, and found two Howell Township men, 35 and 39, with gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to an area hospital for treatment.
If convicted of attempted murder, Parrish faces a sentence of 20 years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole. He would also be under parole supervision for five years following his release from state prison.
If convicted of possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose or unlawful possession of a weapon, Parrish faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison on each of the counts, subject to the provisions of the Graves Act requiring him to serve a minimum of 42 months in prison before he is eligible for parole.
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