By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Atlantic County announced that on Thursday, January 2, Darrick Mallory, 53, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
In exchange for his plea, the State agreed to recommend that Mallory be sentenced to a term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, according to Atlantic County officials.
Atlantic County officials stated that on June 2, 2022, law enforcement officers executed court-approved search warrants at a residence located at 711 Harris Place in Atlantic City.
Upon executing the search warrant, Mallory was taken into custody, and a search of his home/vehicles led to the recovery of approximately 1.3 pounds of cocaine, THC edibles, over three pounds of illegal marijuana, and approximately 22 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, Atlantic City Police said.
Additionally, officials say, police recovered $6,558.00 in cash and assorted drug paraphernalia, including digital scales and hundreds of multi-sized vials, which are commonly used to package cocaine, marijuana, and psilocybin mushrooms for sale.
A subsequent search of Mallory’s cellphone revealed photographs of crack cocaine being cooked on the stove at 711 Harris Place, Atlantic County officials stated.
County officials said that Mallory’s sentencing is scheduled for April 2025.
Mallory remains on pretrial release after the Honorable Patricia M. Wild, J.S.C. denied the State’s motion for Mallory to be detained following his arrest, County officials stated.