Two Arrested For Possessing Firearm

Juanay Singletary and Anthony Singletary (Photos courtesy Ocean County Jail)

  BARNEGAT – Police have arrested two Ocean County residents after discovering a firearm during a search warrant.

  On December 15, the Barnegat Police Department and BTPD Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) performed a search warrant at 79 Lexington Boulevard. During the search, police found a 9mm semi-automatic handgun.

  After performing an investigation and recovering the firearm, police issued warrants to residents Juanay Singletary, 22, and Anthony Singletary 23.

  The both were arrested on December 16 and were charged with a 2nd degree crime: Certain Persons Not To Possess A Weapon After An Indictable Conviction and were lodged in the Ocean County Jail.

Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.