A freelance photographer remains in critical condition after he the was victim of an alleged racially-motivated beating in the parking lot of his Freehold Township apartment complex.

Jamil S. Hubbard, 25, of Sayreville, was arrested May 1 and charged with attempted murder after he sneaked up behind Jerry Wolkowitz, 55, punched him in the head and face, dragged him into the lot and ran him over with his car, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

Hubbard then stole Wolkowitz's car, which was found abandoned later that day in Sayreville, authorities said. Hubbard was arrested at his home by the Sayreville police, authorities said.

Hubbard faces charges of first-degree bias intimidation and a third-degree weapons charge.

Wolkowitz has been a freelance photographer for the Asbury Park Press for over 30 years, APP.com reported.

Hubbard did not know or have any previous contact with Wolkowitz before the attack, authories said. It was not clear from the Asbury Park Press story whether Wolkowitz was on assignment for the publication.

Authorities told APP.com that Hubbard targeted Wolkowitz because of his race. Hubbard is black and Wolkowitz is white, the report states.

Hubbard remained jailed at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution on Monday night.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office has filed a motion to keep Hubbard in jail until his trial, which is scheduled for July 10 in Monmouth County Superior Court.

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