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Ocean County Prosecutor
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Six people have been arrested in Ocean County following a two month investigation into illegal narcotics, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 26. A storefront in Toms River, two residences in Waretown and a residence in Jackson were used to distribute marijuana as part of a delivery service called "The Green Bean," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Last month, detectives established surveillance on the storefront on Route 9 in Toms River, Billhimer said. As the suspects exited the business, they were each taken into custody, Billhimer said. Detectives executed a search w…
Toms River, NJ
News
South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old South Toms River man was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges after authorities say he killed his wife by strangling her with a belt, officials announced Wednesday, July 23. At 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, officers from the South Toms River Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious female at a home on Hummel Drive, Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer said. Responding officers arrived to find Cheyanne Juarez lying on the floor, unconscious, with blood on her face and a belt around her neck, Billhimer said. Juarez was pronounced dead at the scene,…
Bradley Beach-Avon-Belmar, NJ
News
Ocean Grove Mom Charged After Toddler Dies With Methadone In System: Ocean County Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Ocean Gate woman was arrested and charged after her two-year-old daughter passed away after being found with methadone in her body, authorities announced Wednesday, July 23. On Thursday, July 17, Jenna O'Connor called 911 after finding her daughter unresponsive in her crib, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The child had access to methadone in the home, Billhimer said. The toddler was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital but passed away on Monday, July 21, Billhimer said. The child had methadone in her system, Billhimer said. O'Connor…
Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Man Fled Scene After Crashing 69 Chevy Camaro: Prosecutor
A 54-year-old Brick Township man was arrested after he crashed a 1969 Chevy Camaro and fled the scene on Wednesday, July 2, authorities said. At 8 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Schoener Drive and Brick Boulevard and found the Camaro had crashed into a utility pole and Nicholas Lotito, the driver, left the scene on foot, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Lotito lost control of the Camaro before crashing, Billhimer said. Two passengers in the car also left the scene, with one later checking into a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released, Billhimer said. Lo…
Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
Police & Fire
Stafford Man Shot Daughter While Cleaning Gun: Prosecutor
A 47-year-old Stafford Township man was arrested and charged after he shot his daughter while cleaning his gun on Saturday, May 24, authorities said. At 2 p.m., Stafford Township police responded to a Southern Ocean Medical Center in response to a 911 call about a 13-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the right side of her torso, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Edgar Baerga was cleaning his firearm at his residence when the gun went off, striking his daughter, Billhimer said. Baerga drove his daughter to the hospital before calling police, Bill…
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
Police & Fire
Berkeley Man Who Groped Nurse At Rehab Facility Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 67-year-old Berkeley Township man was sentenced to 120 days in jail on Friday, May 9, after being convicted of criminal sexual contact against a nurse, authorities said. On Thursday, March 22, 2023, at 6:50 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to the Crystal Lake Rehabilitation Facility after David Taber touched a nurse’s breast, placed her in a bear hug and attempted to pull down her pants, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. A co-worker intervened and separated the two, Billhimer said. Taber was convicted in March following a weeklong jury trial, Billhimer said.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Parents Charged With Murder Of Infant Daughter: Prosecutor
Two Lakewood parents were arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 7, with murdering their three-month old daughter, authorities said. On Monday, May 5 at 7:20 p.m., Lakewood Township police responded to a residence on Pinehurst Drive for a report of an infant having difficulty breathing, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The infant was transported to Ocean University Medical Center and then to an intensive care unit at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead the next day, Billhimer said. A post-mortem examination of the infant determine…
Jackson, NJ
Police & Fire
Meth, Cocaine, AR-15: Jackson Man Learns Fate After Four Arrests, Prosecutor Says
A 51-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, April 4 after pleading guilty to various drugs and weapons charges, authorities said. Shawn Garrettson pleaded guilty in February to the weapons and drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In December 2019, multiple jurisdictions executed a search warrant on Garrettson’s Jackson residence, Billhimer said. Detectives seized methamphetamine, marijuana, a sawed-off shotgun and large capacity ammunition magazines, Billhimer said.. Garretson was taken into custody and subsequently released, Billhime…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
'Where Is Your Baby?' New Details Released In Death Of Lakewood Baby Left In Car
Moshe Ehrlich, a 35-year-old Lakewood resident, forgot to drop his infant son off at the babysitter, leaving him in a hot car for two hours before he died, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. Ehrlich is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, Lakewood police responded to 5th Street and found a 4-month old infant inside a vehicle in distress, Billhimer said. First responders attempted to render lifesaving aid to the infant, and he was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Souther…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Learns Fate For Toms River Shooting: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Toms River resident was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, March 21 for shooting a man last year, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 12, at 11:30 p.m., Toms River police responded to a residence at Adams Avenue after Anthony Brown retrieved a handgun and fired two shots at a vehicle, striking a man, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Brown and the victim both fled the scene, authorities said. The victim was located and transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was treated and released, Billhimer said. Brown was sentence…
Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Township Man Admits To Uploading Child Porn, Faces Year In Jail: Prosecutor
A 71-year-old Brick Township man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 5 to uploading child pornography, authorities said. Robert Lasher faces a sentencing of 364 days in jail per the terms of a plea agreement, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation was launched into Lasher after the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was uploading images of child pornography to the internet, Billhimer said. The IP address was associated with L…
Jackson, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Faces Five Years In Prison For Shooting Victim In Face In Jackson Township: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Freehold Borough man pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 3 to shooting a man in the face last year in Jackson Township, authorities said. Michael Vulpis faces five years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per the terms of his plea agreement, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Thursday, June 27 at 12:20 a.m., officers in Jackson Township responded to Larsen Road and found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face, Billhimer said. He was transported transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was tr…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
25 Years For Woman Who Killed, Dismembered Toms River Man: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Seaside Heights woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 31 after pleading guilty to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty in December to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. She was among four people charged in the killing of Kerry Rollason, 56. Maxwell Johnston, a 35-year-old Manchester Township man, was originally suspected of killing Rollason in his Ravenwood Drive home on Wednesday, July 3. Johnston had been wanted in the separate killi…
Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
$9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor
A former Brick Township recreation official, once celebrated as a top professional in his field, was sentenced to three years probation on Friday, Jan. 31 after he admitted to stealing more than $10,000 in township recreation fees, authorities said. Daniel Santaniello, 46, pleaded guilty last month to theft, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Santaniello was previously the recreation director for Brick Township. The New Jersey Recreation & Park Association gave him their "Professional of the Year Award" in 2016. Investigators said Santaniello abused his position to c…
Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Police & Fire
Lacey Township Man Indicted In Dad's Murder: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Lacey Township man was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, Jan. 30 with murdering his father, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, Lacey Township police responded to a residence on Weehawken Avenue after Justin Donaldson would not let family members into the residence. Police found Justin's father, David Donaldson, dead with apparent trauma to his face, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation by law enforcement determined Justin was responsible for his father's death, Billhimer said. He was taken into custody at the scene without …
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Two More Plead Guilty For Role In Grisly Toms River Dismemberment: Ocean County Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Barnegat woman and a 36-year-old Manchester man are the latest to plead guilty for their part in the killing and dismemberment of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason, a Toms River resident last July, authorities said. Danielle Bolstad pled guilty to desecration of human remains while Jared Palumbo pled guilty to hindering apprehension on Monday, Jan. 13. Both are expected to be sentenced to probation per the terms of a plea agreement, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Investigators said Rollason was killed by 35-year-old Maxwell Johnston of Manchester Township at a h…
Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ
Police & Fire
Matawan Man Sentenced For Hidden Bathroom Recordings, Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 59-year-old Matawan man was sentenced to nine years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 3, for recording women, including a 16-year-old girl using the bathroom at a residence in Brick Township, authorities said. Michael Mattina secretly recorded six female victims, including one 16 year-old victim, utilizing a hidden camera located in the bathroom of a residence in Brick Township. Further investigation revealed that Mattina posted the videos of the victims on two adult websites, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mattina was originally charged in August 2020, Billhimer said.…
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors
A Brick Township woman was accused of pulling a knife on a Berkeley Township store clerk and trying to break into another business, authorities said. Jessica Napolitano, 37, was arrested in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Berkeley police responded to a robbery report at The Corner Store on Ocean Gate Drive at around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Officers learned that a woman who pulled out a knife at the register demanded money and cigarettes. Store employees gave them to her before she le…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Woman Sentenced In Roommate's Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser Killing: Prosecutors
A Toms River woman will spend at least eight years in prison after admitting to her role in the death of her roommate, a former Manchester High School janitor, authorities said. Mary Carbone, 60, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to ten years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She must serve eight-and-a-half years before she's eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act. Carbone pleaded guilty on Monday, July 8 to aggravated manslaughter. She had been indicted for murder in the death of 55-year-old Frank St…
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
Police & Fire
Campfire Accidentally Sparked Fishers Pit Wildfire In Bayville, Investigators Say
An illegal and abandoned campfire started a massive wildfire that burned for three days in Ocean County, authorities said. Investigators determined the wildfire was accidentally started by "an unknown person(s) improperly extinguishing a campfire," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The roughly 189-acre wildfire burned near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. In its final update, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the wildfire was 100 percent contained a…
Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Township Man Who Had 157 Cats At Home Indicted, Prosecutors Say
A Brick Township man was indicted after more than 150 cats were found in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 56-year-old Jeffrey Finlay on Wednesday, Aug. 28 for 149 counts of animal cruelty, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Finlay called Brick police to help remove the animals from his house on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Officers found about 157 cats and three dogs at the Mantoloking Road home. It took crews about 24 hours for the pets to be removed and brought to county animal facilities for treatment. Finlay was first charge…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Woman Admits To Killing Roommate With Shower Rod, Wooden Board: Prosecutors
A Toms River woman admitted to her role in the death of her roommate, a former Manchester High School janitor, authorities said. Mary Carbone, 60, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 8 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She was previously indicted for murder in the death of 55-year-old Frank Stochel of Toms River. Manchester Township police responded to a report of an unresponsive man at a home on Sixth Avenue in the Pine Lake Park section of the township on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Officers found Stochel's body on the …
Lakewood, NJ
News
Former Employee Admits To Stealing $178K+ From Jersey Shore Engineering Firm: Prosecutors
A Manahawkin woman admitted to stealing nearly $180,000 from a Long Beach engineering firm, authorities said. Dona Carlo-Tanzola, 51, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 1 to theft, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, July 8. She's a former administrative assistant at Horn, Tyson & Yoder, Inc. Long Beach Township police said Carlo-Tanzola deposited checks for the business into her personal bank accounts between May and November 2022. She also edited the business’s financial records and deleted paid invoices in client accounts. …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Left Scene Of South Jersey Crash That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, Prosecutors Say
A Jackson Township man was accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood, authorities said. Brian Huerta-Tochihuitl, 20, was charged on Thursday, June 20 with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident which resulted in serious bodily injury to another person, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The charge was related to a crash on Route 9 on Sunday, June 16. Lakewood police responded to the crash at the intersection of Route 9 and First Street at around 12:30 a.m. Officers learned a white four-do…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Admits To Attacking 70-Year-Old Bicyclist Who Died, Prosecutors Say
A Seaside Heights man admitted to attacking a bicyclist who died from his injuries two weeks later, authorities said. Anthony Collins, 41, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 10 to manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged in the death of 70-year-old Robert May of Seaside Heights. Prosecutors said they're seeking three years in state prison for Collins. "Certain proof problems in this case resulted in the state entering into a plea agreement with a recommended sentence that is below the normal sentencing range for manslaughter," Billhime…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Contractor Who Stole Nearly $700K From Sandy Victims Sentenced: Prosecutors
An Ocean County contractor will spend time in prison after admitting to stealing nearly $700,000 in funds meant to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, authorities said. Adam Nevius, 49, of Manahawkin, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required disposition on Monday, June 19, 2023. Nevius and his wife, 55-year-old Kimberly Atkinson of Manahawkin, owned Coastal Restorations of New Jersey, LLC. Investigators said between Monday, Sept.…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Realtor Convicted Of Killing Her Father, Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Waterfront Home
A Pennsylvania realtor was convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. After a four-week trial, a jury found Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, guilty of two murder counts on Friday, Mar. 1, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. She faces life in prison for the late September 2021 killings of 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester. Surf City police conducted a wellness check at a home on North Seventh Street at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty
A Toms River man admitted to selling heroin throughout Ocean County, authorities said. Zachary Lockwood, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 12, to possession of one-half ounce or more of heroin with intent to distribute, being a certain person not to possess a weapon, and resisting arrest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced. He also pleaded guilty to an unrelated eluding charge from a second incident. Toms River police started investigating Lockwood in July 2023 as someone distributing heroin in Ocean County. Police were granted search warrants for his home a…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Convicted Of Threatening To Kill Man, Possessing Fentanyl
A Toms River man has been convicted about a year and a half after he punched another man and pulled a gun on him, authorities said. A jury found 37-year-old Raphael Powell guilty of seven charges on Wednesday, Jan. 10, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced. Powell was accused in an incident in Toms River on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Toms River township police responded to a man who was assaulted while entering a home on Rory Road at around 11 p.m. The victim told officers that another man approached him and asked what he was doing in the area. Investigators said Powell punched …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Parents Tried To Get Son Psychiatric Help Right Before He Killed Them, Police Say
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Cheryl Mulgrew called police seeking a psychiatric evaluation for her 34-year-old son, Michael Mulgrew, who had been experiencing a mental health problem, police documents say. But Michael Mulgrew came home later that night seeming calm, and so Cheryl, 69, told police not to bother, and she'd take him to the doctors in the morning, the affidavit says. Around 11 a.m. the following day, one of Mulgrew's parents called police again seeking a psychiatric evaluation, according to police papers. There, they found Cheryl and her husband, Michael's 71-year-old dad, Eugene…
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