Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force-Red Bank, Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit, Toms River Township Police Department K-9 Unit, Toms River Township Police Department Special Enforcement Team, Berkeley Township Police Department, Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, and Brick Township Police Department Special Emergency Response Team, to conduct an extensive investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics in the Ocean County area. This cooperative, multi-agency investigation identified two residences and a hotel room in Toms River, as well as a residence in Brick Township, as being utilized by Tyrese Lett, 25, Kylah Parks, 28, Rameek Peace, 38, all of Toms River, and Kyle Murrin, 39, of Brick Township, to store and distribute illegal narcotics in Ocean County.
On February 19, 2026, Detectives from the aforementioned agencies established stationary and mobile surveillance on the subject residences and hotel room in Toms River as well as the residence in Brick Township. Detectives observed a motor vehicle being operated by Lett – with Parks as a passenger – traveling in the Lakehurst area. Detectives effectuated a motor vehicle stop on the vehicle and Lett and Parks were taken into custody without incident. Subsequent thereto, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and Ocean County Regional SWAT Team executed court-authorized search warrants on Lett’s motor vehicle and the hotel room in Toms River. As a result, Detectives seized 49 grams of cocaine, 70 grams of crack cocaine, 16 bricks of heroin, morphine pills, alprazolam pills, oxycodone pills, drug paraphernalia, and approximately $25,000 in United States currency.
On that same date, Detectives observed Peace leave his residence in Toms River and walking in the area of Route 37 where he was taken into custody without incident. The Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit then executed a court-authorized search warrant on the two subject residences in Toms River. As a result, Detectives seized a Keltec 9mm firearm. Also found at the residence was Moises Martinez, 36, of Toms River. Martinez was taken into custody without incident and charged with being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Firearm. Martinez was transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Additionally, on February 19, 2026, Detectives and Officers assigned to the Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant on the subject residence in Brick Township. As a result, law enforcement seized 20 grams of codeine, hydrocodone pills, and drug paraphernalia indictive of narcotics distribution. Murrin – who was present at the residence – was taken into custody without incident.
Tyrese Lett was charged with Possession of Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin with Intent to Distribute, Conspiracy to Possess Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Heroin, Possession of Oxycodone, Possession of Morphine, Possession of Alprazolam, Possession of Amphetamines, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Financial Facilitation. Lett was transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Kylah Parks was charged with Possession of Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of More than One Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin with Intent to Distribute, Conspiracy to Possess Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Heroin, Possession of Oxycodone, Possession of Morphine, Possession of Alprazolam, Possession of Amphetamines, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Financial Facilitation. Parks was transported to the Ocean County Jail and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
Rameek Peace was charged with Distribution of Cocaine, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, Conspiracy to Possess Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, and being a Certain Person not to Possess a Weapon. Peace was transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Kyle Murrin was charged with Possession of Hydrocodone Pills with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance Without a Valid Prescription, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Maintaining a Nuisance. Murrin was served with the charges via a summons pending upcoming appearances in Ocean County Superior Court.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force-Red Bank, Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit, Toms River Township Police Department K-9 Unit, Toms River Township Police Department Special Enforcement Team, Berkeley Township Police Department, Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, and Brick Township Police Department Special Emergency Response Team, for their combined and collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).