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William Manser, 44, was taken into custody, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 22. Berkeley police and detectives with the county prosecutor's office identified Manser as someone using a home in the township to store and sell drugs.
Officers set up surveillance around the residence on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Detectives saw Manser leaving the home and approached him but he tried to escape on the scooter.
Manser was quickly arrested. Prosecutors said he was found with heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone at the time of his arrest.
Later that day, the Ocean County Regional SWAT Team executed a court-authorized search warrant at the home. Detectives reportedly seized more drugs and items used to sell them.
Manser was charged with possession of more than half an ounce but less than five ounces of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of less than half an ounce of heroin with intent to distribute, and possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute. He also faces charges for possession of controlled dangerous substances within 500 feet of a public housing project, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Manser was held in the Ocean County Jail to await a detention hearing.
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