El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en diciembre 2, 2022, Shemar Jackson, 22, of Galloway Township, fue sentenciado por el Honorable Guy P. ryan, P.J.Cr.P., to seven years New Jersey State Prison as a result of his previously entered guilty plea to Strict Liability Drug Induced Death. Esta sentencia estará sujeta a los términos de la Ley de No Liberación Temprana., meaning that Jackson will be required to serve at least 85 por ciento de su sentencia de prisión antes de que pueda ser considerado para la elegibilidad para la libertad condicional. Jackson pled guilty to the charge before the Honorable Lisa A. Puglisi, J.S.C., en Agosto 22, 2022.
En diciembre 5, 2019, Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department responded to a Toms River residence for a report of a 24 year-old unresponsive male. A la llegada, responding Officers discovered that the male was already deceased from an apparent drug overdose.
A subsequent investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Fuerza de ataque antinarcóticos de la oficina del fiscal del condado de Ocean, and Toms River Township Police Department, revealed that Jackson was the supplier of heroin and fentanyl that were distributed to the victim on December 4, 2019. Further investigation and laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of heroin and fentanyl in the victim’s system, which caused the victim’s death. En enero 23, 2020, Jackson was arrested at his residence in Galloway Township by Officers of the Galloway Township Police Department and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Jackson was initially lodged in the Ocean County Jail, but subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform. He has been serving a sentence on an unrelated offense in New Jersey State Prison since November 2021.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman and Assistant Prosecutor Kaitlyn Burke who handled the case on behalf of the State, así como la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Fuerza de ataque antinarcóticos de la oficina del fiscal del condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, Unidad de Reducción del Crimen del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Barnegat, Galloway Township Police Department, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, for their collective efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Jackson’s apprehension, Declaración de culpabilidad, y ahora su sentencia de prisión estatal.