By: Yuritza Arroyo
On Thursday, May 5, Joseph Ferante, 36, of Hamilton Township, was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison with a parole disqualifier of three-and-one-half years for third-degree unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun and a concurrent three-year State Prison sentence for third-degree aggravated assault.
According to officials, Ferante was arrested on September 9, 2021, when police responded to a residence in Hamilton Township for a report of a domestic dispute.
Police say upon arrival, officers located the victim, who stated that Ferante had assaulted him and then fled the property.
A search of the home yielded a sawed-off shotgun that was determined to belong to Ferante.