2

FREEHOLD, NJ – An Asbury Park man has been sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 46 years for the 2022 slaying of an Ocean County resident, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday. Jaszhark A. Rogers, 38, was sentenced for first-degree murder, first-degree criminal mischief, first-degree armed robbery, first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery and three second-degree weapons charges.

Rogers was convicted Aug. 16 and sentenced Friday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley. His sentence includes life in prison plus two additional 18-year terms on the armed robbery and weapons charges, along with a consecutive 10-year term on the charge of not possessing weapons for certain persons.

The incident occurred on June 18, 2022, when Asbury Park police found Yahnie Patterson, 26, of Lakewood, seriously injured on Washington Avenue. Patterson was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries on June 21, 2022.

An investigation revealed that Rogers and Shakri A. Prince, also of Asbury Park,