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A 31-year-old man accused of choking a woman into unconsciousness in Point Pleasant Brough more than a year ago has been charged with attempted murder, authorities said. Juan Santiago-Rojas, of Point Pleasant Borough, was already in the Ocean County jail after being charged with aggravated assault in the Aug. 22, 2022, attack when the additional charge was filed Monday, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. Santiago-Rojas fled after trying to strangle the woman and a warrant was issued for his arrest, authorities said. He was arrested more than a year later — on Dec. 8, 2023 in Wilmington…