Burleigh Man Charged After Stabbing in Middle Township, NJ, Fight

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Rio Grande, New Jersey
North Railroad Avenue and Satt Boulevard
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Incident type
Assault

Summary

Assault Rio Grande New Jersey in Rio Grande, New Jersey: A 37-year-old Burleigh man, Francis Mikulak, stabbed a 43-year-old Rio Grande man several times in the back during a fight late Saturday night on North Railroad Avenue near Satt Boulevard in Rio Grande. Police were dispatched at around 11:20 PM and found the victim with significant injuries. Mikulak allegedly fled the scene on a bicycle before being located and taken into custody by Middle Township police and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office, and is being held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility on charges including second-degree aggravated assault.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Missing Ocean City Swimmer Unknown Injured
Francis Mikulak Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Burleigh Man Charged After Stabbing in Middle Township, NJ, Fight

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