Brick Township Cocaine Dealer Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence, Prosecutors Say

A Brick Township man will spend a decade in prison after having more than 100 grams of cocaine and nearly $20,000 in cash, authorities said.

A cruiser for the Brick Township (NJ) Police Department.
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Chris Spiker

09/13/2024 1:46 p.m.

Ezra Wheeler, 27, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to 10 years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Monday, July 15 to possession of more than one half-ounce but less than five ounces of cocaine with intent to distribute.

Brick Township police established surveillance on a Coventry Court home as part of a drug investigation on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Detectives saw Wheeler leave the home and drive away in a vehicle.

Officers then stopped Wheeler and he was arrested after he was found with about 18 grams of cocaine. A search warrant was executed on the home and police seized about 100 grams of cocaine, along with $19,300 in cash.

After his arrest, Wheeler was brought to the county jail and released on bail.

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