FREEHOLD, NJ - On May 1, 2008, a Monmouth County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Michael Hodnovich, 29, of Brick Township, N.J., with first degree Carjacking, first degree Armed Robbery, third degree Theft, fourth degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and third degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

At approximately 11:20 on the morning of February 28, 2008, officers from the Neptune Township police department responded to the Walgreen's Pharmacy located on Route 33 in Neptune Township following a report of the theft of a car.  Their investigation revealed that the victim, a 78 year old woman from Monmouth County, had parked her car in the pharmacy parking lot and was preparing to go into the store.  As she did so, she was accosted by a man, subsequently identified as Michael Hodnovich, who threatened her with a hypodermic needle.  Hodnovich forcibly removed the keys from the woman's hands, entered her car and drove away.