Opiates
INTERNATIONAL DRUG OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY: 80 FATAL DRUG OVERDOSES IN ATLANTIC COUNTY TO DATE IN 2020
MAYS LANDING- On International Drug Overdose Awareness Day the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Drug Related Death (DRD) Investigation Squad reports 80 drug-related deaths (DRD) to date in 2020, in Atlantic County, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. In August 2019, Atlantic County saw 86 drug-related deaths in the county. “The numbers show that we …
2 OCEAN COUNTY MEN CHARGED WITH STRICT LIABILITY HOMICIDE IN DRUG INDUCED DEATH OF GALLOWAY WOMAN
MAYS LANDING – Two Ocean County men have been arrested and charged for selling a fatal dose of Heroin/Fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 41 year-old Galloway Township woman, Atlantic County First Assistant Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On Friday, January 10, 2020, members of the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, with assistance …
TRENTON MAN SENTENCED FOR STRICT LIABILITY HOMICIDE IN DRUG INDUCED DEATHS OF 2 ATLANTIC COUNTY VICTIMS
MAYS LANDING- A 27 year-old man has been sentenced in connection to the drug induced deaths of two men who he distributed heroin/fentanyl to in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jonathan Porter was sentenced Friday to 14 years in New Jersey state prison, concurrently for each count of first-degree Strict Liability …
EHT MAN SENTENCED IN STRICT LIABILITY DRUG INDUCED DEATH IN CONNECTION TO MAN’S 2016 FATAL OVERDOSE
MAYS LANDING –An Egg Harbor Township man has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison in connection to the first degree Strict Liability Drug Induced Death of an Egg Harbor Township man in 2016, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jamal Campos, 25, was sentenced Friday to the following: 10 years in NJ state …
5 DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO DRUG INDUCED DEATH CHARGES; TOTAL OF 14 CHARGED IN 2018
MAYS LANDING- Since the start of the Drug Related Death (DRD) Investigation Squad within the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, on Feb. 6, 2017, 5 defendants have pleaded guilty to Strict Liability Drug Induced Death charges, accounting for the deaths of 5 different victims dating back to April 2016. A total of 14 people …
OCEAN CITY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG INDUCED DEATH OF MAN
MAYS LANDING- An Ocean City woman pleaded guilty on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in connect to the drug induced death of a 33 year-old man on June 2, 2017, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Alissa Cunningham, 31, pleaded guilty to the following charges: First degree Strict Liability Drug-Induced Death of William Ang on …
TRENTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STRICT LIABILITY HOMICIDE IN DRUG INDUCED DEATHS OF 2 ATLANTIC COUNTY VICTIMS
MAYS LANDING- A 27 year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection to the drug induced deaths of two men who he distributed heroin/fentanyl to in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jonathan Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree Strict Liability Homicide for the Drug-Induced Deaths of: Tuan Tran, 31, …
ATLANTIC COUNTY SELECTED AS HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA THROUGH FEDERAL HIDTA PROGRAM
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County is the latest region to be assigned the designation of being a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) through the federally funded HIDTA program, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner and Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, announced today. “The Atlantic …
ATLANTIC COUNTY DESIGNATED AS HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA THROUGH FEDERAL HIDTA PROGRAM
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner, will be joined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, New Jersey Division, and local law enforcement officials, at a press conference on Tuesday, regarding the implementation in Atlantic County of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. The HIDTA program provides assistance to federal, state, local, …
ATLANTIC CITY FUGITIVE IS APPREHENDED ON DRUGS, WEAPONS CHARGES
MAYS LANDING- A fugitive of Atlantic City who was indicted in March for drugs and weapons charges has been apprehended, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Courtney Tiggett, 35, was apprehended without incident on October 4, 2018, in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was arrested through the efforts by Massachusetts State Police Fugitive Unit, Fall …