JACKSON – The sharp eye of Township Police Chief Matthew Kunz led to the arrest of a Lakewood Man for multiple drug charges on the evening of June 9.
Chief Kunz observed a motorcycle around 11:45 p.m. which did not appear to have a visible license plate and was driving erratically. As the motorcycle stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of South Cooks Bridge Road and Bennetts Mills Roach. The driver sped away when Chief Kunz exited his vehicle to make contact with him.
The driver who was later identified as 27-year-old Raheem Montgomery went through a red light and onto North Cooks Bridge Road. While the chief was catching up to the motorcycle, he witnessed it turn onto Willow Drive and accelerate.
Chief Kunz arrived at the end of Willow Drive and as he checked the area located the motorcycle and driver in the cul-de-sac area just following the township VFW Post on Magnolia Drive.
Montgomery was detained and was discovered to be in possession of cocaine. Other officers arrived and began to check the area for a backpack that Montgomery had been observed wearing but did not have on his person. That backpack was located on north Cooks Bridge Road.
The backpack was found to have to have a quanity of additional cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, scales and ammunition for .223 caliber rifle along with the motorcycle driver’ wallet and indentification.
Montgomery was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of crack cocaine and possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute plus possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, hindering apprehension, resisting arrest, certain persons not to pssess weapons or ammunition and traffic offenses.
He was processed and later lodged in the Ocean County Jail according to Jackson Police Capt. Steven Laskiewicz, Investigations Division Commander.
