A 37-year-old male illegal alien was booked into the Ocean County Jail on Tuesday night after being arrested on a simple assault charge, and federal immigration authorities issued a detainer on him shortly after.
On Tuesday, August 12, William Restrepo-Rincon was brought into custody and formally committed to the county facility, according to jail records. He faces a single count of simple assault, which is classed as a disorderly persons violation under New Jersey criminal code 2C:12-1A.
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In addition to the assault charge, a federal immigration detainer was issued under case number A062-840-028, with the issuing agency designated as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detainer, entered by an agent named Giordano, indicates that if Restrepo-Rincon is released from local detention, he may be transferred directly to federal immigration custody for probable removal proceedings.
Simple assault charges often involve intentionally or negligently causing bodily injury or attempting to place another person in fear of imminent harm. No information regarding the incident that led to the charge has been made public.
