Chatham Township Resident Sentenced to Five Years for July 4th Stabbing

Sentencing comes after a guilty plea for second-degree Aggravated Assault, victim sustains serious bodily injury.

Morristown, NJ — On Monday, October 24, 2023, Brian Kozub, 39, a resident of Chatham Township, was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison with an 85% parole ineligibility clause, under the No Early Release Act. This was announced by Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chatham Township Police Chief Thomas Miller.

The sentence was imposed by the Honorable Stephen J. Taylor, P.J.Cr., and also included an order for Kozub to have no contact with the 51-year-old male victim. Kozub had earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree Aggravated Assault on September 19, 2023, before Judge Taylor.

This conviction stems from a stabbing incident that occurred on July 4, 2023, in Chatham Township at around 10:50 p.m. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office was informed of the stabbing, which happened at a residence on Buxton Road. According to law enforcement, Kozub stabbed the victim in the neck with a pocketknife during a Fourth of July celebration. The victim sustained serious bodily injuries as a result of the assault.

Kozub has been in custody at the Morris County Correctional Facility since his arrest.

The successful prosecution of this case involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Chatham Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff's Office, and the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

"Numerous law enforcement agencies contributed to the successful prosecution," said Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll.