El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en junio 13, 2022, Dandre Tubbs, 33, de Mánchester, se declaró culpable ante la Honorable Lisa A.. Puglisi, J.S.C., to Manslaughter in violation of NJSA. 2C:11-4b, as well as Distribution of Fentanyl in violation of NJSA. 2C:35-5a(1) y NJSA. 2C:35-5b(5), in connection with the death of a 35 year-old male in Manchester on August 16, 2021. At the time of his sentencing on August 5, 2022, the State will be recommending a term of seven years New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) as to the Manslaughter charge – sujeto a los términos de la Ley de No Salida Temprana, NJSA. 2C:43-7.2, and seven years NJSP as to the Distribution of Fentanyl charge. Tubbs also pled guilty to an unrelated charge of Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute in violation of NJSA. 2C:35-5a(1) y NJSA. 2C:35-5b(5), for which the State will be recommending a term of four years NJSP. Las oraciones deben ejecutarse simultáneamente..
En Agosto 16, 2021, Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a residence for a report of an unresponsive 35 hombre de un año. A la llegada, the 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 and Manchester Township Police Department Detective Bureau determined that Tubbs supplied fentanyl to the victim on August 15, 2021. A toxicology report confirmed the presence of fentanyl in the victim’s system. Based upon this toxicology analysis, the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the fentanyl found in the victim’s system were the cause of his death.
En Agosto 19, 2021, Tubbs was arrested by Officers of the Manchester Township Police Department during a motor vehicle stop. He has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since the date of his arrest.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman and Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Veni who are handling 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, Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Manchester, Equipo de Control de Narcóticos del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Manchester, Manchester Township Police Department K-9 Unit, División de Patrulla del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Manchester, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, y la Oficina del Médico Forense del Condado de Ocean, for their combined and collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation, leading to Tubbs’ guilty pleas and soon his state prison sentence.