A 46-year-old man from Ocean City, New Jersey, has been charged with the murder of his 74-year-old mother. Jeffrey Surgent’s 911 call on December 8, 2023, before 4 p.m., included a confession of his bipolar disorder and the killing of his mother, Alexandria Surgent.
Police arriving at the apartment complex on the 600 block of Sixth Street were met with a gruesome sight. Surgent was found nude, lying atop his mother’s decapitated body in the hallway.
According to the affidavit, Surgent was in a severe state of distress, covered in blood. He repeatedly admitted to the killing and was heard singing “Jesus Loves Me.”
Surveillance footage from the Housing Authority that manages the complex captured Surgent briefly emerging from his apartment, rolling his mother’s head into the hallway, then dragging out her body to lay on it until the arrival of law enforcement.
Initially taken to a secure medical facility under police observation, Jeffrey Surgent was later relocated to Cape May County Correctional Facility. His detention hearing is scheduled for December 20.
The horrific murder is under active investigation.