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South Jersey Man Admits Leading Drug Trafficking Ring From Jail: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old man from Atlantic County has admitted to being a kingpin in a drug trafficking ring from jail and causing the death of someone from a heroin overdose, authorities said.
Emery Chapman, 44, of Pleasantville, pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 25 to charges of first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and first-degree strict liability for causing a drug-induced death, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
In December 2018, Chapman sold heroin to Brian Whitted, 61, of Galloway Townshi…
Pair Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Jersey Shore Woman, Prosecutor Says
Two men from Monmouth County have been arrested for allegedly supplying a 35-year-old woman with a fatal dose of illegal drugs, authorities said.
Terrance R. Rose, 38, of Freehold Borough and Reginald A. Simeus, 42, of Howell both were charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Thursday.
On Nov. 17, 2020, Howell Township police responded to a residence on a report of a possible drug overdose, Linskey said.
Police found Katherine Hughes, 35, of Howell who was pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said.
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