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Christopher Hurley, 27, of Little Egg Harbor, pleaded guilty to robbery on Monday, Mar. 18, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison sentence for Hurley and he would have to serve more than 10 years before being eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act.
Berkeley Township police responded to an armed robbery report at the Rite Aid on Route 9 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Officers said a man entered the pharmacy, pointed a knife at a cashier, and demanded money.
Store employees gave the robber the cash draw and the robber left the scene. Investigators determined Hurley was the robbery suspect.
Toms River police arrested Hurley in an unrelated case on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. He was held in the Ocean County Jail and served the robbery complaint while in jail on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
Hurley will remain in the jail to await his sentencing, which was scheduled for Friday, June 7.
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