MAN SENTENCED IN CONNECTION TO WITH FATAL DRUG OVERDOSE IN THE BOROUGH OF RIVERDALE NEW JERSEY
" Quamaine T. King Of Paterson, New Jersey Has Been Sentenced To Prison For Strict Liability For A Drug Induced Death Of A 23-Year-Old Man."
July 27, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MORRISTOWN, NJ.- On Monday, July 26, 2021 Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, and Riverdale Police Chief Kevin Smith announced the sentencing of Quamaine T. King, 32, of Paterson, New Jersey. The sentencing stems from a Fatal Drug Overdose that occurred in The Borough of Riverdale, New Jersey, on January 10, 2021.
On June 10, 2021, King entered a guilty plea to One Count of First Degree Strict Liability For a Drug Induced Death, before The Honorable David H. Ironson, J.S.C. in State Superior Court in Morristown, New Jersey.
On January 10, 2021, Members of The Riverdale Police Department to a 911 Emergency Call, on a report of an unresponsive male in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale, New Jersey. The male victim later identified as M.R., 23, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Morris County Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death as Fentanyl/Heroin intoxication. Based on subsequent investigation, Mr. King was Charged with Distributing Fentanyl/Heroin to the victim on January 10, 2021, in Paterson, New Jersey, and that the victim's death was caused by ingestion of the substances.
Mr. King was sentenced on Monday, July, 26, 2021, to Seven Years in New Jersey State Prison, with a mandatory 85% Term of Service before Parole Eligibility pursuant to The No Early Release.
Prosecutor Carroll acknowledges members of The Riverdale Police Department, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Enforcement Unit and Major Crimes Unit, who contributed to the successful prosecution of this matter. Prosecutor Carroll specifically commends Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Chris Schellhorn and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Brad Seabury, in addition to Assistant Prosecutor Tara Wang, Captain Jan Monrad, Lieutenant Michael Gomez, and Detective Jason Gould.
Prosecutor Carroll said, “Each day we are losing entirely too many members of our community to drug overdoses, and drug-related deaths have only increased due to the multi-faceted challenges posed by COVID-19. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Office and the Morris County Chiefs of Police Association members are resolute in our commitment to investigating and enforcing applicable state law, which calls for prosecuting distributors, whose sales lead to drug-related deaths, as first-degree offenders. We will investigate each and every overdose death and target the dealer of these deadly poisons. Distributors who prey upon the addicted will be held responsible - for both their drug distribution offense AND the unacceptable loss of life that all too often results.”
“It is essential that the community is aware of the law and support our resolve to enforce it in order to protect the citizens of Morris County. Let this be a warning to drug dealers that they are taking an enormous risk with every fold of heroin/fentanyl they distribute.”
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