A New Jersey man allegedly broke into a random woman’s home in the middle of the day, sexually assaulted her and tried to kill her, according to reports.
The victim is elderly and uses a wheelchair.
The suspect, Justin Surofsky, 26, suddenly stopped the alleged attack and left the victim’s home because he told police he was “bored,” according to a likely statement obtained by Patch.
After his arrest, he allegedly told officers he was “relieved” to have been caught because “he had sexual ideas and stated he is a sociopath,” the affidavit says.
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Justin Surofsky, 26, allegedly broke into a random New Jersey home and sexually assaulted and attempted to murder a woman in a wheelchair. (Middlesex County, New Jersey, State Attorney’s Office)
He also allegedly admitted to police that he tried to break into other homes in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Those other burglary attempts were unsuccessful, Surofsky reportedly told officers after his arrest, but according to the affidavit, he was able to enter his victim’s home through her garage door around 1:24 p.m. Thursday.
She slept and woke up to find Surofsky in her bedroom with a knife and a garden hoe, according to the affidavit.
He allegedly pushed her head into a pillow during an assault and “hit her repeatedly with the garden hoe” and a five-pound weight, she told police, the affidavit says.
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She tried to convince him to leave by giving him $1,000, but Surofsky allegedly took the money, strangled her with a tie and knocked her off her wheelchair, according to the affidavit.
While she was pinned under the wheelchair, he allegedly stabbed at her with the garden hoe, but then suddenly left with the victim’s iPhone, police said, Patch said.
The victim was rushed to an area hospital. There was no update on her condition.
Justin Surfosky, who is accused of breaking into a random woman’s home in Piscataway, New Jersey, and sexually assaulting her, was seen on doorbell cameras before the alleged attack. (Facebook)
Officers used her “Find my iPhone” feature to track Surofsky to a Piscataway Wawa, where he was reportedly seen on a surveillance camera throwing black gloves and a white phone, police said.
Surofsky, a resident of Highstown, New Jersey, was arrested later in the day in East Windsor, New Jersey, about a 35-minute drive south of the victim’s home.
He waived his Miranda rights and allegedly told arresting officers he was relieved to be handcuffed.
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He faces a laundry list of crimes, including assault, kidnapping and attempted murder. He is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center.
Before his arrest, a Facebook user alerted the city’s community page about Surfosky after he was caught on the homeowner’s doorbell camera trying to break into his home around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, about an hour before the attack.
He wrote in a post that his neighbor’s doorbell camera captured the same man also trying to break into their home.
“I went to the police station with the video captured by our Ring camera and filed a report earlier,” the Facebook user said on the community page. “They now have the video and his photo as evidence. Our neighbors also have footage on their security cameras of him trying to open their doors. Please be on the lookout and stay safe.”
Piscataway Township Mayor Brian Wahler’s childhood home was across from the crime scene. He issued an impressive statement, saying he hopes justice “is swift”. (municipality of Piscataway)
The crime scene was across the street from the childhood home of Brian Wahler, mayor of Piscataway Township, so the crime affected him personally.
“That these heinous acts of unspeakable violence have been committed anywhere in the world is appalling, but it is especially appalling and shocking that this has happened in this Township,” Wahler said in a joint statement with police.
“This is the neighborhood where I grew up… and I am devastated by the barbarity against one of our residents.”
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In his statement, he thanked the Piscataway Township Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. “I hope there will be a conviction soon and that the punishment will be severe.”
The mayor addressed the victim and the community in his statement.
“For the innocent victim, I know that the Township Council and all residents of our community have a like-minded compassion for her well-being and convey our deepest hope of comfort and support to her and her family.”
Global Courant
The full list of charges against Surofsky are: first-degree aggravated assault, first-degree criminal attempted murder, second-degree burglary, third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, second-degree kidnapping, third-degree criminal coercion, second-degree aggravated assault, and first-degree robbery.
The prosecutor’s office said the investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage is asked to call Detective Morelli of the Piscataway Police Department at (732) 562-2355 or Detective Castro of the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office at (732) 745-3652.
Chris Eberhart is a crime and American news reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on twitter @ChrisEberhart48
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