Lacey Man Sentenced For Running Drug Lab In Home

Andrew M. Bradley (Photo courtesy Ocean County Jail)

  LACEY – A Forked River man was sentenced to ten years for running a drug lab from his home.

  Andrew Bradley, 22, had previously pled guilty to Maintaining a Controlled Dangerous Substance Production Facility.

  He had been arrested on October 1, 2021 after a three-year investigation. Police used search warrants on his vehicle and home. Inside, they found cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), dimethyltryptamine (DMT), marijuana including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), drug paraphernalia, and equipment and supplies indicative of manufacturing and distributing cocaine.

  Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Ashley Angelo, and Senior Assistant Prosecutor Meghan O’Neill, who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Lacey Police Detective Bureau, Lacey Police Patrol Division, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, and Stafford Township Police Department K-9 Unit, for their collaborative assistance.