- TOMS RIVER, New Jersey: One of the stars of MTV's reality show "Jersey Shore" has been indicted for an assault that prosecutors say happened just off camera during the first season.
A grand jury in Ocean County, New Jersey, says there's evidence that Ronald "Ronnie" Ortiz-Magro committed a crime. The indictment was issued Thursday and made public Friday. The grand jury said the 25-year-old reality TV star knocked a man out with a punch on Sept. 4, 2009, when the show was being filmed in Seaside Heights.
While the punch wasn't shown on the show, Ortiz-Magro was seen bragging about it. Prosecutors told The Asbury Park Press that they hoped to resolve the case without an indictment. No lawyer is listed for Ortiz-Magro. MTV publicists did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday.

