Autopsy shows victim in Taj stabbing died from artery wound to cheek
From Press staff reports
Published: Monday, April 07, 2008
2 p.m. Update - MAYS LANDING – An Ocean County man who was stabbed outside an Atlantic City casino died from a wound to the left cheek that severed a carotid artery and caused him to bleed to death, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said Monday.
The victim, Arthur Prince, 61, of Toms River, was at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Saturday afternoon when he and Vicente Perez, 57, of Macon, Georgia, had an altercation at 2:46 p.m. inside the casino at a poker table that spilled out into the valet parking area off Virginia Avenue.
Perez was charged Saturday night with aggravated manslaughter, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was transported to the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing on $500,000 full cash bail. His first appearance is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Albert Garfolo, Housel said.
Atlantic County Medical Examiner Dr. Hydow Park performed the autopsy and determined the victim also had stab wounds to the mid-back, left lower abdomen and to the left upper abdomen. The victim was pronounced dead at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, in Atlantic City.  |