By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Ocean County announced that on November 1, Timothy Myers, 52, of Lakewood, was sentenced by the Honorable Kenneth T. Palmer, J.S.C., to ten years in New Jersey State Prison relative to his previously entered guilty plea to Possession of More than One-Half Ounce of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute in connection with an incident that occurred on July 4, 2023, in Lakewood Township.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer stated that Myers pled guilty to the charge before Judge Palmer on June 19.
According to Ocean County officials, on July 4, 2023, detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit were conducting narcotics-related surveillance when they observed a Ford Expedition make an abrupt U-turn on John Street and park in a parking lot located on Jay Street.
Detectives then observed a female passenger of the Expedition exit the vehicle and enter a Mercedes Benz parked nearby, Ocean County officials stated. When the female re-entered the Expedition, Detectives approached the vehicle and asked the driver, later identified as Myers, to exit the vehicle.
Ocean County officials said that Myers was detained by Detectives and consented to a search of his person and the motor vehicle.
A search of Myers by Detectives found approximately 23 grams of cocaine packaged for re-sale and two bricks of heroin, officials say.
Myers was taken into custody without incident, Ocean County authorities said. He was transported to the Ocean County Jail and later released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.