CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this story, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office initially said James Mainello and David Cantin had a relationship prior to the alleged crime. The Prosecutor's Office has since said that information was not accurate.

HOLMDEL - An arrest has been made in the 2-year-old home invasion and brutal assault involving one of the former stars of “Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

James Mainello, 51, of Bayonne is charged with first-degree robbery; second-degree robbery; second-degree burglary; second-degree aggravated assault; two counts of third-degree aggravated assault; third-degree theft; third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose; fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon; and third-degree criminal restraint, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

Claudine "Dina" Manzo and her then-fiancè, businessman David Cantin were attacked and bound with zip ties at their Holmdel townhouse on the night of May 13, 2017. Cantin was beaten with a baseball bat, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

Mainello is one of two suspects sought in connection with the incident. Authorities have not arrested the second suspect and have not said whether they know that suspect's identity.

“We are so grateful to the New Jersey law enforcement authorities, whose diligent investigation over the last two years culminated in today’s arrest,” said Andrew B. Brettler, Cantin and Manzo's Los Angeles-based attorney. “Thank you to everyone who has expressed concern for our well-being. We’ve had such a great support system.”

Manzo and Cantin told police they were attacked as they entered the front door of their Banyon Boulevard townhouse about 10:45 p.m.

Cantin initially told police in a typed statement that when they arrived, an unknown suspect charged at him from the living room and attacked him with a baseball bat, according to the affidavit of probable cause in support of Mainello's arrest.

He was struck in the leg, knee, arm, face and back with the bat. He then realized there was a second attacker when saw a another suspect near his fiancèe, according to the affidavit.

Manzo wrote in a statement to police that one suspect pushed her against a wall and covered her mouth before throwing her to the floor and kicking her. The suspect then slipped Manzo's engagement ring off her finger before declaring, "This is what you get for f------ with a guy from Paterson," according to the affidavit.

The couple were both secured to the kitchen floor with zip ties, and the attackers, who were wearing hats and had shielded their faces with bandannas, told them they were being robbed, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

The suspects ultimately made off with Cantin's driver's license, his Bank of America card, $500 in cash and Manzo's diamond engagement ring, authorities said.

Cantin was able to free himself and call 911 after the attackers left. He told police that he couldn't identity the attackers but provided a physical description of one of them and said he was an "Italian guy with a North Jersey accent," according to the affidavit.

Holmdel police officers were called at 10:54 p.m. and attempted to locate the suspects, but they were unsuccessful.

Cantin suffered "significant facial injuries," including a broken nose in the attack. Manzo suffered facial injuries, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

Township police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said at the time that the couple — whom that they did not immediately identify — were surprised by a pair of intruders at a home on Banyan Boulevard shortly before 11 p.m. on that night two years ago.

The robbery startled neighbors who lived within The Woods at Holmdel townhouse complex. Neighbors said the community was peaceful and that everyone generally kept to themselves.

Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said investigators recovered a "great deal of evidence" from inside the townhouse where the crime took place. That evidence was tested and cross-checked with cellphone and toll records, the prosecutor said.

Gramiccioni said there was no main reason why it took nearly two years to make an arrest in the case. He said Mainello had been flagged as a suspect for a "number of months," but investigators wanted to build a solid case before making an arrest.

The Holmdel and Bayonne police departments and the U.S. Marshals Service assisted in the arrest.

Mainello was taken to the Monmouth County Jail following his arrest. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance sometime next week.