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Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault
A 16-year-old from Brick Township has pleaded guilty to assault for a shooting near the high school last fall, authorities said. Luis Rivas originally faced attempted murder charges before agreeing to be tried as an adult, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Rivas waived Family Court jurisdiction earlier this week, as reported here. Rivas “voluntarily waived jurisdiction of the Family Court -- which typically handles juvenile delinquency matters -- and agreed to be prosecuted as an adult” for the Oct. 22 shooting, Billhimer said. He entered a guilty plea to conspira…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Police Arrest Pair On Multiple Drug Charges
Two people were arrested on multiple drug charges on Tuesday in Brick, police said. About 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Brick police observed a driver commit several motor vehicle offenses near Cedar Bridge Avenue and Route 70. K-9 officer Scott Smith and his K-9 partner Echo conducted a sniff search of the vehicle during which the police dog provided a positive indication for the presence of narcotics. The vehicle was operated by Jeanette Taylor, 34, of Lakewood. Her passenger was later identified as Malique Medler, 24, of South Toms River. Both occupants were…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Police Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Jersey Shore Kidnapper Justified
Police were justified in shooting an Ocean County ex-con who cornered them with a knife after stabbing a K-9, authorities announced Wednesday. “Drop the knife!” the officers yelled repeatedly as Edward Walsh advanced at least 20 feet toward them, refusing to stop, during a November 2018 encounter in a Mantoloking home, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. “Officers found a large knife with a brown handle next to Walsh and a second knife in his waistband,” the prosecutor said. They administered first aid until EMS arrived, Billhimer said. The K-9 was treated at a local animal…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing Charges
A Toms River man faces at least four years in state prison on drug-related charges, authorities said. Jarian Adams, 40, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine in an amount greater than one-half ounce with intent to distribute, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On July 20, 2018, members of the Barnegat Township Police stopped a vehicle being operated by Adams, who was observed to have committed various motor vehicle infractions. During stop, Adams was found in possession of a significant amount of cocaine, indicative of distribution purposes. Adams i…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Man Faces 4 Years In Prison For Possession Of Cocaine, Painkillers
A Brick Township man faces at least four years in prison on multiple drug charges including possession of cocaine and painkillers, authorities said. Carlos Sanchez, 40, of Brick pled guilty to possession of multiple drugs with intent to distribute on Friday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Prosecutors recommend that Sanchez be sentenced to nine years in New Jersey State Prison when he is sentenced on June 19, with a fifty-four month period of parole ineligibility. That means he would have to serve four years and six months in prison before becoming eligible for par…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Sold Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed Ocean County User Gets 7 Years In Prison
A Lacey Township resident who sold a mix of heroin and fentanyl that killed a 25-year-old Berkeley man last spring must spend nearly six years in state prison before he’s eligible for parole. Charles Rice, 58, was sentenced Friday in Toms River to a plea-bargained seven years behind bars, 85 percent of which he must serve under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, for manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski also sentenced Rice to a concurrent six-year sentence for distributing heroin and fentanyl. Rice pleaded guilty to both cha…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lavallette Man Indicted In Death Of 80-Year-Old Warren Pedestrian
A local driver was under the influence of a combination of drugs -- including fentanyl and cocaine -- when his vehicle struck and killed an 80-year-old pedestrian in Lavallette last fall, authorities said. An indictment returned by a grand jury in Toms River charges Brian Kosanke, 39, with vehicular homicide, among other counts, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said Thursday. First responders treated Thomas Castronovo of Warren at the scene after he was struck while crossing northbound Route 35 at Guyer Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Billhimer said. He was then taken to ne…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
CT Man Indicted For Shooting At Police Officer, Fleeing Ocean County Stop After Kidnapping GF
A Connecticut man who authorities said fired at a police officer following a Jersey Shore traffic stop was indicted on attempted murder, kidnapping and other charges, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, 29, of New Haven had threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. After making the woman give the Tuckerton police officer a bogus name during the traffic stop last Nov. 21, Angel-Villegas forced her at gunpoint to speed away, Billhimer said. She hit the gas and the vehicle struck…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: 'Not A School Shooting,' Prosecutor Says After Teen Is Grazed In Brick
UPDATE: A 16-year-old victim grazed in the arm by a shot on Tuesday was struck a quarter-mile from Brick Memorial High School and then ran there for help, authorities said. “It’s important for everyone to know this was not a school shooting," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. EMS responded and treated the victim, who was taken to Ocean Medical Center following the 1:47 p.m. incident, the prosecutor and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a joint announcement. Area schools were placed on lockdown and then sheltered in place as a precaution. Students …
