OCEAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES CHARGE TWO WARETOWN NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS WITH NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION OFFENSES
" Daniel Labiac & Jaclyn Applegate Both From Waretown, New Jersey Have Been Charged With Multiple Narcotics Offenses & Financial Facilitation Of Criminal Activity."
August 3, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
WARETOWN, 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 Ocean Township (Waretown) Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, as well as the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Field Services Units, conducted an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the Ocean County area. The investigation identified a residence in Waretown as being utilized to store and distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin.
Based on the cooperative investigation, Detectives obtained a court-authorized search warrant for the subject residence in Waretown.
On July 29, 2021, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau 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 40 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine, 20 grams of unpackaged Heroin/Fentanyl, as well as other evidence indicative of narcotics distribution purposes. Approximately $13,000 in United States currency was also seized by law enforcement. Arrested were:
Daniel Labiak, 47, of Waretown, New Jersey has been charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute; Possession of Methamphetamine in violation; Possession of Heroin; Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Labiak was processed at Ocean Township Police Headquarters, and is presently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Jaclyn Applegate, 37, of Waretown, New Jersey has been charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute; Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession of Heroin; Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Applegate was processed at Ocean Township Police Headquarters, and released on a summons pending a future court appearance.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Field Services Units, for their combined and collective 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."
FILED UNDER AUGUST 3, 2021: LAW, OCEAN: