TOMS RIVER NEW JERSEY MAN CHARGED WITH NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION AND WEAPONS OFFENSES
" Tiron Hester Of Toms River, New Jersey Has Been Charged In Connection With Drug Distribution & Weapons Offenses On Friday, July 30, 2021."
August 3, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TOMS RIVER, NJ.- On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force in conjunction with The Berkeley Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, as well as The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, conducted an investigation into the Distribution of Narcotics in the Ocean County area.
The investigation identified a residence in the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township, New Jersey as being utilized to store and distribute Cocaine.
Based on the investigation, Detectives obtained a court-authorized search warrant for the subject residence. On July 30, 2021, Detectives from The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Berkeley Township Police Department and Patrol Division, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, executed the search warrant at the residence.
As a result, Detectives seized approximately 30 grams of Cocaine, along with a loaded Glock 9mm handgun with a large capacity magazine containing hollow point bullets.
Tiron Hester, 29, of Toms River, was arrested and charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Cocaine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Possession of a Firearm During a Controlled Dangerous Substance Offense; Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine; and Possession of Hollow Point Ammunition.
Hester was processed at the Berkeley Township Police Department, and is presently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Berkeley Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, for their combined assistance in connection with this investigation.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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