FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A judge on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old Sayreville man to life in prison plus an additional 35 years for the 2018 murder of a 56-year-old EMS worker and freelance photographer.
Prosecutors successfully argued Jamil Hubbard murdered Jerry Wolkowitz because Wolkowitz is white. The judge added 25 years for the bias conviction and 10 years for evading police in addition to the life sentence.
Hubbard woke up in his car after an argument with his ex-girlfriend around 7:15 a.m. on May 1, 2018, when he saw Wolkowitz walking nearby.
He told investigators he decided to kill him because he was white, and started to punch and kick him before stealing his wallet and car keys.
He then dragged the man into the parking lot of the Chesterfield Apartments where he had slept and ran over him with his car before climbing into his victim’s Kia Forte.
Hubbard led police on a high-speed chase, which the cops eventually called off due to the dangerous speeds.
Sayreville police found the car abandoned shortly after the chase, and arrested Hubbard nearby.
Emergency responders rushed Wolkowitz to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he remained in a coma until he died from his injuries on Oct. 18, 2018.
“Racism has no place in our community. The evidence demonstrated this brutal attack was a targeted one, based on race, and such abhorrent behavior cannot be tolerated,” said Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago. “Yesterday’s sentencing constituted an unambiguous message regarding this notion.”
Three of Wolkowitz’s siblings and his fiancée submitted impact statements during sentencing.
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