Trenton Man Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Overdose Death Of Jersey Shore Man Trenton Man Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Overdose Death Of Jersey Shore Man
Trenton Man Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Overdose Death Of Jersey Shore Man A Trenton man admitted to his role in the overdose death of a man in Ocean County, authorities said. Ryan Thompson, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday, Mar. 4 to manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 6. He was charged in the death of a 55-year-old man in Berkeley Township. Police responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a home on Torrey Pines Drive on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. When officers arrived, they found the man already dead from what the Ocean County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed was a fentanyl overdose. I…
Woman Knocked Unconscious, Kidnapped Outside Toms River Grocery Store: Police Woman Knocked Unconscious, Kidnapped Outside Toms River Grocery Store: Police
Woman Knocked Unconscious, Kidnapped Outside Toms River Grocery Store: Police A man was accused of kidnapping a woman in the parking lot of a Toms River grocery store, authorities said. Luis Morenogutierrez was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 25, the Toms River Police Department said in a news release. No age or hometown was given for Morenogutierrez. Police responded to customers arguing in the parking lot of the Aldi on Route 70 at around 6:55 p.m. When officers arrived, they learned a woman had been kidnapped at knifepoint by a man. The man assaulted her and knocked her unconscious at a different location. She was brought to the hospital for her injuries. Englewood pol…
South Jersey Dealer Used Apartment Complex To Sell Drugs: Prosecutors South Jersey Dealer Used Apartment Complex To Sell Drugs: Prosecutors
South Jersey Dealer Used Apartment Complex To Sell Drugs: Prosecutors A Lakewood man was accused of selling several illegal drugs from an Ocean County apartment complex, authorities said. Jamar Montgomery, 30, was given more than a dozen charges, including several drug-related offenses, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Thursday, Feb. 22. He was arrested in a two-week-long investigation at Freedom Village off Massachusetts Avenue in Toms River. Investigators said Montgomery used a home on Dream Court to store and sell narcotics. The county prosecutor's office and Toms River police began surveillance on the home on Thursday, Feb. 8. …
Dealer Charged After Fentanyl, Heroin Mix Killed Ocean County Man: Prosecutors Dealer Charged After Fentanyl, Heroin Mix Killed Ocean County Man: Prosecutors
Dealer Charged After Fentanyl, Heroin Mix Killed Ocean County Man: Prosecutors A Monmouth County man is accused of giving a mix of heroin and fentanyl that killed a man in Ocean County on the day after Christmas, authorities said. James Liu, 30, of Ocean Township, was charged with strict liability drug-induced death, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The charges come after a 33-year-old Berkeley Township man died of an overdose on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Berkeley Township police responded to a report of an unresponsive man. When officers arrived, they found he was already dead and investigators said Liu sold him the…
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Cocaine In Union, Ocean Counties: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Cocaine In Union, Ocean Counties: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Cocaine In Union, Ocean Counties: Prosecutors A Kenilworth man admitted to selling cocaine throughout Ocean and Union counties, authorities said. Pedro Reyes-Sevilla, 32, pleaded guilty on Friday, Feb. 16 to possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with intent to distribute. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the guilty plea in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Lakewood police officers, and investigators from Union and Ocean counties conducted a two-week-long investigation in January 2021. Investigators said Reyes-Sevilla was distributing cocaine throughout Ocean Co…
Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police
Ocean County Crack Dealer Found With Guns, Drugs: Police A Jackson Township man was charged in an investigation into crack cocaine sold in Ocean County, authorities said. Justin Love, 25, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14 after police searched a home and his vehicle, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Thursday, Feb. 15. His arrest came after a two-month-long investigation. U.S. Marshals, state police, and several township police departments began surveillance on Love in December 2023. Investigators said Love was using a home on Deer Path in Lakewood to store and sell crack cocaine. Lakewood Township police searched the …
NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing
NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing An Ocean County ex-convict and parolee once featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" admitted to his role in the stabbing death of a Seaside Heights man, authorities said. Angelo Grenci, 47, of Berkeley Township, pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 29 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Grenci was charged in the killing of 50-year-old Carlton Williams. Prosecutors will pursue a prison sentence of 25 years for Grenci. He'd have to serve 85 percent of his term before being eligible for parole under the state's No Early Release…
Suspected Toms River Hookah Lounge Killer Extradited Months After Virginia Capture Suspected Toms River Hookah Lounge Killer Extradited Months After Virginia Capture
Suspected Toms River Hookah Lounge Killer Extradited Months After Virginia Capture Nearly nine months after his Virginia capture, a Monmouth County man will face charges in New Jersey, authorities announced. Asbury Park's Eric Manzanares, 24 — the accused gunman in a triple shooting that left one man dead and two others injured at a Toms River hookah lounge in 2022 — has been extradited from Prince William County, VA, to Ocean County, NJ, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Thursday, Jan. 25.  Toms River police responded to a shooting at Top Tier Hookah Lounge on Hooper Avenue at around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officers found three victim…
Caught In The Act: Arsonist Torches Neighbor's Home 3X In Ocean County, Prosecutor Says Caught In The Act: Arsonist Torches Neighbor's Home 3X In Ocean County, Prosecutor Says
Caught In The Act: Arsonist Torches Neighbor's Home 3X In Ocean County, Prosecutor Says A 36-year-old man has been accused of setting three separate fires at his next door neighbor's home in Ocean County, authorities said. Steven Johnson, of Little Egg Harbor, was ultimately caught hopping a fence to get to his neighbor's home on Revolutionary Road around 1 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Little Egg Harbor Township Chief of Police James Hawkins said. Authorities had been conducting surveillance on the home as fires had broken out there on Jan. 6 and Jan. 10, Hawkins and Billhimer said. Johnson poured a liquid on the attached deck of…
Driver High On Methadone Pleads Guilty In NJ Crash That Seriously Injured Woman Driver High On Methadone Pleads Guilty In NJ Crash That Seriously Injured Woman
Driver High On Methadone Pleads Guilty In NJ Crash That Seriously Injured Woman A drunk driver who was more than twice the legal limit and high on methadone when he caused a crash that seriously injured another motorist pleaded guilty to charges filed in connection with the Jersey Shore crash, authorities said. William Andujar, 52, of Whiting, on Monday, Dec. 18 pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill to aggravated assault and driving under the influence of alcohol, in connection with the Nov. 2, 2020 crash in Berkeley Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Andujar was heading west in a 2010 Honda CRV when he struck a 2003 H…
Man Arrested Breaking Into Cars On Jersey Shore: Police Man Arrested Breaking Into Cars On Jersey Shore: Police
Man Arrested Breaking Into Cars On Jersey Shore: Police A 33-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested for breaking into cars in Brick Township, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 12:55 a.m. Brick Police responded to Windsor Road for a suspicious person attempting to enter parked motor vehicles.  Ptl. Scott Mesmer responded to the area and quickly located a suspect who matched the description provided by the caller, police said. Christopher Kennedy was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary and theft of movable property. Kennedy was processed at Brick Police Headquarters and held in Ocean County Jail. Chief David For…
3 Charged In Fentanyl Overdose Death On Jersey Shore 3 Charged In Fentanyl Overdose Death On Jersey Shore
3 Charged In Fentanyl Overdose Death On Jersey Shore Three people have been arrested in a fatal fentanyl overdose earlier this fall at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Michael Wormann, 38 of Toms River, Ryan Thompson, 35, of Trenton, and Tina Martinez, 61, also of Trenton, were charged with strict liability drug-induced death in connection with the fatal overdose of a 55-year-old man in Berkeley Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Sept. 29, 2023, Berkeley Township police responded to a Torrey Pines Drive home for a report of an unresponsive male. Police found the body of the vict…