A 41-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of fatally stabbing another man at a TGI Fridays restaurant in Union County late last year, investigators announced Tuesday.
Darnell Robinson, of Wrightstown, was charged with first-degree murder and weapons-related offenses, according to a statement from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.
Officers were called to the restaurant on South Park Avenue in Linden shortly before 10 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2025 and discovered Erik Kuns, 35, of Keyport, lying on the ground outside the establishment, unresponsive after being stabbed, the prosecutor’s office said.
Kuns had been stabbed during a fight, though it was unclear whether the altercation occurred inside the restaurant or in the parking lot, authorities said.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the office said.
Robinson was later identified as a suspect and arrested, officials said.
The incident is still under investigation, and anyone with information is urged to contact Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Detective Darius Singletary at 908-632-0537, Sgt. Nick Veltre at 908-347-7330, or Linden Police Detective Nick Philippakos at 908-474-8530.
