Jersey Shore Ex-Con Who Sold Cocaine Sentenced, Prosecutors Say

A Barnegat man will spend up to a decade in prison for selling cocaine and having a gun, authorities said.

Clifford Holland, 48, Barnegat, NJ.
Photo Credit: *Ocean County Jail*

10/25/2024 1:14 p.m.

Clifford Holland, 48, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 25 to 10 years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He entered a guilty plea for two charges on Monday, Sept. 9.

Police executed a search warrant at a home on Gunning River Road in Barnegat on Friday, Feb. 23. Detectives seized an undisclosed amount of cocaine and a .22-caliber revolver.

Holland was taken into custody at the scene. He's been held in the Ocean County Jail since his arrest.

Holland pleaded guilty to possession of less than one-half ounce of cocaine with intent to distribute, and unlawful possession of a handgun – having previously been convicted of an offense subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA).

Holland must serve at least five years in prison before he's eligible for parole.

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