Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Couple Dealing Opioids Busted With More Than 40,000 Pills
More than 40,000 pills were discovered in the home of a Jersey Shore couple arrested this week in a statewide opioid distribution scheme, authorities announced on Wednesday.
Jason Maxson, 50, and Laurie Maxson, 51 -- who are married -- used their Barnegat home to store and distribute pain medication across New Jersey, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Detectives on Tuesday, July 20 surveilled the home as both Jason and Laurie got into a 2021 Honda Accord and drove off, the prosecutor said. Authorities stopped the pair, who were arrested without incident.
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Toms River Man Admits Robbing Local Bank
A Toms River man admitted robbing a local bank in 2019, authorities said Wednesday.
Patrick Callahan, 47, passed a note to the teller at the Chase Bank on Route 37 around 3:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2019, saying he had a gun and then left with $1,000, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Callahan was arrested without incident on Jan. 2, 2021, by officers of the Mount Laurel Police Department in Burlington County.
He pleaded guilty to robbery before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
The State will be seeking a term of seven years New Jersey State…
Jersey Shore Stalker, 38, Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge In Woman's Slashing
A 38-year-old man from Ocean County has been indicted for attempted murder while slashing a woman in the face, authorities said.
Michael Mahan, 38, of Ewing Township, was indicted by a county Grand Jury on that charge, and others, on Wednesday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Mahan was additionally indicted for making terroristic threats, eluding, assault by automobile and several other assault and weapons charges, Billhimer said.
Wednesday's indictment is connected with a series of events that occurred in Jackson Township on May …
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Foursome Caught In Crack, Heroin, Ecstasy Bust, $14.K Cash Recovered
Four suspects have been arrested on multiple charges connected with alleged drug-deals along the Jersey Shore , authorities said.
Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Narcotics Strike Force joined police from multiple townships in an investigation that resulted in four suspects being arrested, authorities said.
The suspects were allegedly caught by police in possession of crack and powered cocaine, heroin, and Ecstasy pills, authorities said on Wednesday.
Investigators identified a Barnegat residence allegedly being used by Elex Hyman, 49, and Jaime Steen, 38, to s…
Teen Admits To Stabbing Two Rockland Men On Jersey Shore, Prosecutor Says
A teenager has admitted to stabbing two Hudson Valley men on the Jersey Shore during a fight last year, authorities said.
Juwan Roman, age 18, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 13 to two counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Roman's name was made public this week after he waived his right to juvenile status in Family Court.
Roman was 17 during the 2020 assault, but he voluntarily agreed to be prosecuted as an adult, the prosecutor said.
On Sept. 7, 2020, at about 3:30 p.m., Point Pleasant…
