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Grand Jury Indicts Ernest Heinz on 31 Counts in New Jersey Road-Rage Shooting

He remains jailed ahead of a Jan. 30 arraignment as prosecutors cite surveillance and recovered firearms tying him to the September attack.

Overview

  • Prosecutors say Heinz shot driver Maritza Arias-Galva in the face on Sept. 11 near Stockton University during a confrontation at a traffic light.
  • Arias-Galva suffered severe facial injuries and, according to her family, has lost vision in one eye.
  • Investigators report video showing Heinz returning to Port Republic armed within minutes and later retrieving bags that were recovered with weapons from a storage unit linked to an associate.
  • Authorities say the handgun was a .380 registered to his father and the white Honda CR-V was registered to his mother, and the Stockton campus was locked down for several hours during the search.
  • Heinz was arrested within hours based on the victim’s description, remains held without bail, and his attorney denies the allegations after an unsuccessful bid for house arrest and a lesser charge.