{"id":16347,"date":"2024-07-06T13:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=16347"},"modified":"2024-07-06T13:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:06:05","slug":"seaside-heights-woman-charged-with-harboring-fugitive-who-shot-killed-self-details-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2024\/07\/seaside-heights-woman-charged-with-harboring-fugitive-who-shot-killed-self-details-emerge\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Heights Woman Charged With Harboring Fugitive Who Shot, Killed Self; Details Emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A standoff on Ravenwood Drive in Toms River, July 5, 2024. (Credit: Jersey Shore Fire Response<\/a>\/ Instagram)<\/p><\/div>\n

A Seaside Heights woman has been charged with harboring the suspect in a murder case who shot and killed himself Friday after a nearly seven-hour standoff with Toms River police.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights, was charged with harboring a fugitive from justice in connection with events that occurred in Toms River on July 5, 2024, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

According to a statement issued by the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office on Saturday, on July 5, 2024, detectives from the county and multiple police departments, as well as the United States Marshals Service, located Maxwell Johnston, 35, of Manchester Township, at a residence on Ravenwood Drive in Toms River. Johnston was wanted in connection with the murder of Gabriella Caroleo, 25, of Seaside Heights, which occurred in Manchester Township on June 27, 2024.<\/p>\n

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Maxwell Johnson (Photo: OCPO)<\/p><\/div>\n

Upon their arrival at the residence, the Marshals successfully called out three of the occupants; Johnston and Mascarelli remained in the residence, however, and it was learned that Johnston was armed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNegotiators attempted to have Johnston surrender himself peacefully; those attempts were met with negative results,\u201d the statement said. \u201cAfter several hours, Mascarelli exited the residence and was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River to be treated for injuries sustained throughout the standoff.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jersey Shore Fire Response page on Instagram was the first to publish photos from the scene, several of which are embedded below.<\/p>\n

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