LAKEWOOD – A township man was sentenced to seven years in prison for the shooting death of Dajour Randolph of Little Egg Harbor on February 21, 2021.
Jahvontae Debose, 26, shot Randolph multiple times. The victim had been found collapsed in the middle of the road on Tudor Court in Lakewood. He must serve at least 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole as part of the No Early Release Act.
Additionally, he was sentenced to seven years – with a five-year period of parole ineligibility – for Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon. He also received seven years with a 42-month period of parole ineligibility for Possessing a Firearm in the Course of Committing a Drug Offense. These three, seven-year terms are to be carried out at the same time. However, his marijuana distribution charge also carries a seven-year sentence, which runs after the others.
Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman and Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Veni who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crimes Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, New Jersey State Police Regional Operations and Intelligence Center, Brick Police, Manchester Police, Toms River Police, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Pleasantville Police Department, and United States Marshals Service, for their combined and collective efforts.
