By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Morris County announced the sentencing of Nafis H. Wiggins, 26, of Newark, in connection with a December 2023 arrest in Chatham Township.
Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll stated that on August 1, 2024, the Honorable Claudia Jones, J.S.C.imposed an aggregate sentence of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison.
Wiggins will also be required to register pursuant to Megan’s Law and will be subject to Parole Supervision for Life, officials stated.
Officials said Wiggins had previously entered guilty pleas on March 1, 2024, to two counts of second-degree Luring and one count of third-degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with Intent to Distribute.
Between August 1 and September 28, 2023, officials say, Wiggins (age 25 at the time) provided narcotics to two victims, ages 14 and 15, in exchange for explicit favors, recruiting and luring the minors via text messages.
According to officials, on several occasions, Wiggins met with the victims at locations in Chatham Township and Chatham Borough and transported the victims in his vehicle to more secluded areas to engage in drug-use and explicit activity.
At the time of his arrest on December 19, 2023, at Cougar Field in Chatham Township, Wiggins was found to be in possession of CDS, authorities say.
Officials stated that, pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, Wiggins was detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending the outcome of the case.