NEWARK – Following leads out of Ocean County, police arrested four Newark residents for distributing heroin and cocaine.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said that an investigation led to a Newark home being used by Karl Murray, 34, for purposes of storing and distributing heroin and cocaine locally.
On January 21, officers watched the house and the people going in and out. They followed Murray and pulled him over, arresting him and two passengers.
Police said Murray had about 100 wax folds of heroin and $2,800 on him. Approximately 50 vials of crack cocaine and a .45 caliber handgun were found in the vehicle.
John Frazier, 35, of Newark, was also seen going into the home and come back out with two boxes. Police said they pulled him over and found about 150 wax folds of heroin on him and 4,250 wax folds in the boxes. There was also a .40 caliber handgun in the vehicle.
When police searched the house, they said they found drug paraphernalia that suggests a distribution scheme.
Frazier was charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute; Possession of Heroin; Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon; Possession of a Weapon During Controlled Dangerous Substance Activity; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; Hindering Apprehension; and Hindering Apprehension by Concealing Another.
Murray was charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute; Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Crack Cocaine With Intent to Distribute; Conspiracy to Distribute More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin; Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone; Conspiracy to Distribute Less than One-Half Ounce of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Heroin; Possession of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Oxycodone; Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; Possession of a Weapon During Controlled Dangerous Substance Activity; and Hindering Apprehension.
Tayiyah Jackson, 24, of Newark, one of the passengers, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin; Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone; Conspiracy to Distribute Less than One-Half Ounce of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Heroin; Possession of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Oxycodone; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Possession of a Weapon During Controlled Dangerous Substance Activity.
Abdul Crowley, 22, of Newark, one of the passengers, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin; Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone; Conspiracy to Distribute Less than One-Half Ounce of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Heroin; Possession of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Oxycodone; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Possession of a Weapon During Controlled Dangerous Substance Activity.
Prosecutor Billhimer commended the work of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Manchester Township Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Team, Manchester Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Unit, Essex County Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Newark Police Department Emergency Response Team, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
