OCEAN COUNTY – Several police agencies searched a home in Lakehurst, a car in Lakewood, and three other homes in Ewing, finding a variety of drugs and weapons.
The searches took place on April 14. Officers found 600 lbs of marijuana, 3.5 oz of cocaine, an ounce of Percocet pills laced with fentanyl, a gallon of promethazine (a prescription antihistamine that’s also used as a sedative), and about $158,000 in cash. They also recovered a loaded Performance Center M&P .380 handgun and a loaded Keltec 9mm rifle with high capacity magazine.
Dana Altieri, 52, of Lakehurst, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess more than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Possession of a Firearm during a Controlled Dangerous Substance Offense; Possession of a Large Capacity Firearms Magazine; and Financial Facilitation.
Ronald Walker, 37, of Ewing, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess more than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of more than One Ounce but less than Five Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of more than One-Half Ounce but less than Five Ounces of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Cocaine; Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession of Marijuana; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; and Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon.
Christopher MacLeod, 30, of Ewing, was charged with Possession of more than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of more than Five Pounds of Hashish with Intent to Distribute; Conspiracy to Possess more than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Percocet with Intent to Distribute in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(5); Possession of Percocet in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1); Possession of Marijuana; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon; Possession of a Firearm during a Controlled Dangerous Substance Offense; and Financial Facilitation.
Meghan Norton, 33, of Ewing, was charged with Possession of More than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of more than Five Pounds of Hashish with Intent to Distribute; Conspiracy to Possess more than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Percocet with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Percocet; Possession of Marijuana; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Possession of a Firearm during a Controlled Dangerous Substance Offense; and Financial Facilitation.
Autumn Hearns, 40, of Ewing, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess more than 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of more than One Ounce but less than Five Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession of Marijuana; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Departments involved include the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, United States Drug Enforcement Administration – HIDTA Group 5, United States Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations, United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Federal Bureau of Investigation – Red Bank Field Office, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Team, Lakehurst Borough Police Department Patrol Division, Lakehurst Borough Police Department Detective Bureau, Ewing Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Ewing Township Police Department Patrol Division, Lakewood Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department K-9 Unit, Manchester Township Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Team, Elizabeth Police Department Narcotics Bureau, and Elizabeth Township Police Department CCTV Division, for their combined and collective efforts in connection with this investigation.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
