El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en noviembre 14, 2023, Michael Wormann, 38 del río Toms, Ryan Thompson, 35, de trenton, and Tina Martinez, 61, also of Trenton, were charged with Strict Liability Drug Induced Death, in connection with the death of a 55 year-old male in Berkeley Township on September 29, 2023.
En septiembre 29, 2023, Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department responded to a residence on Torrey Pines Drive for a report of an unresponsive male. A la llegada, Los agentes descubrieron el cuerpo de la víctima. – already deceased from an apparent drug overdose.
A continuing investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Fuerza de ataque antinarcóticos de la oficina del fiscal del condado de Ocean, y Oficina de Detectives del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Berkeley, revealed that Wormann, Thompson, and Martinez, were involved in the distribution of Fentanyl to the victim on September 28, 2023.
En septiembre 30, 2023, Wormann was initially charged with Distribution of Fentanyl, Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute, y posesión de fentanilo. He was taken into custody without incident at his residence by Berkeley Township Police Officers, and released on a summons pending a future appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
En octubre 17, 2023, Martinez was initially charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. She was taken into custody without incident at her residence in Trenton, transported to New Jersey State Police Headquarters in Trenton, and released on a summons pending a future appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
En octubre 20, 2023, Thompson was likewise charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. He was taken into custody without incident at his residence in Trenton, and subsequently transported to the Ocean County Jail where he was lodged pending a detention hearing.
Further investigation and toxicology analysis recently received by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the presence of fentanyl in the victim’s system. Basado en el análisis toxicológico., the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office opined that the fentanyl found in the victim’s system was the cause of his death. Como consecuencia, Wormann, Thompson and Martinez were all charged with Strict Liability Induced Death on November 14, 2023.
En noviembre 14, 2023, Thompson was served with the additional charge as noted above by way of warrant at the Ocean County Jail, donde permanece detenido en espera de juicio.
En noviembre 15, 2023, Wormann surrendered himself on the additional charge at Berkeley Township Police Headquarters. He was processed, transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean, y posteriormente liberado como consecuencia de la reforma de la fianza de Nueva Jersey.
En noviembre 30, 2023, Martinez was taken into custody without incident on the new charge at her residence in Trenton by Detectives from the Berkeley Township Police Department and Trenton City Police Department. Fue transportada a la cárcel del condado de Ocean., where she presently remains lodged pending a detention hearing.
El Fiscal Billhimer elogia a la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Fuerza de ataque antinarcóticos de la oficina del fiscal del condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Berkeley, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Berkeley, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, Trenton City Police Department, Policía Estatal de Nueva Jersey, y la Oficina del Médico Forense del Condado de Ocean, por sus esfuerzos combinados y colaborativos en relación con esta investigación.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).