FORMER LONG BRANCH POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR OPERATING A METH LAB
" Christopher Walls Has Been Sentenced To 10-Years In New Jersey State Prison On Charges Of Manufacturing A Controlled Dangerous Substance."
February 9, 2022 5:36 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
FREEHOLD, NJ.- On Monday, March 7, 2022 Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced that last Friday a Former Long Branch Police Officer was Sentenced to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison for Manufacturing Methamphetamine at his home last year.
Christopher Walls, 50, of Long Branch was Sentenced on March 4, 2022 by The Honorable Jill G. O' Malley, who had previously Pleaded Guilty to Charges of Second Degree Causing a Risk of Widespread Injury and Third Degree Manufacturing a Controlled Dangerous Substance.
The Prison term requires Mr. Walls to Serve a Mandatory Two Years before becoming eligible for Parole, and as part of the Plea Agreement, Walls will also permanently be Barred from Public Employment, as well as being Banned from Possessing and Purchasing Firearms.
On May 15, 2021, Members of The Long Branch Police Department responded to a residence on The 300 Block of West End Avenue on a report of a Domestic Disturbance. Upon arrival, Police Officers were advised by another resident in the home that Mr. Walls was involved in Suspicious Narcotics Activity. The New Jersey State Police Hazmat Unit responded to the residence and discovered Materials, Chemicals and Instruments consistent with a Methamphetamine Laboratory in both his Basement and a Shed in the backyard of his home.
The Unit further confirmed that Mr. Walls was in Possession of Ingredients necessary to Manufacture Methamphetamine. Investigators also uncovered Meth Residue in Chemistry related Glassware in his home.
A joint investigation by The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and The Long Branch Police Department uncovered that Mr. Walls was further in Possession of Books related to Making Methamphetamine, Explosives and Poison.
Additionally, Police Officers discovered a Large Unsecured Gun Safe in the home, and was found to be accessible to a Child Living there. The contents of the safe contained Two Long Guns, Four Handguns, Eight High Capacity Magazines and Large Amount of Ammunition.
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