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Man charged with killing his wife with a barbell in Ocean Township

Police say Michael A. Kless was later found at a parkway rest area.

Toniann Antonelli

May 29, 2026, 12:28 PM

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An Ocean Township man was charged with murder after his wife was found dead in a home on Seward Drive.

On Wednesday, police responded to the home after receiving two separate 911 calls reporting a murder at the location.

"Upon arrival, officers located a female victim, later identified as 66-year-old Stacy E. Kless, obviously deceased," Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said in a statement Friday.

Through an investigation, Michael A. Kless, 67, was determined to be the person responsible for the murder. He was later found in a vehicle in a rest area on the Garden State Parkway. The prosecutor's office said he was unconscious and was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

He is facing charges including murder and unlawful possession of a weapon, which the prosecutor revealed to be a barbell.

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