Oct 08, 2021
Brick Township Man Indicted for Murdering Father

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Oct. 7, a superseding indictment was returned against Mark J. Austin, 30, of Brick Township, charging him with Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, relative to the death of his father, Mark Richard Austin, in Brick Township on Sept. 7, 2019.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Chief Trial Attorney Michael Weatherstone and Assistant Prosecutor Kimberly Carr who are handling the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Unit, Brick Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Brick Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Salem County Prosecutor’s Office, Salem City Police Department, New Jersey State Police Major Crime Unit, New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit, New Jersey Department of Corrections, Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey, Manchester Township Police Department, Millville Police Department, Bayonne Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their collective and cooperative efforts in connection with this investigation.