TOMS RIVER – A dealer has pled guilty to selling drugs to a man which resulted in his death, officials said.
Shemar Jackson, 22, of Galloway Township, pleaded guilty to Strict Liability Drug Induced Death in connection to a drug overdose that occurred on December 5, 2019, police said. At the time of his sentencing on October 14, the State will be recommending a term of seven years New Jersey State Prison, subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, which means he must serve at least 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
The victim was a 24-year-old man who died in a home in Toms River. Police said that the heroin and fentanyl found in his system led officers to Jackson who supplied the drugs the day before. Jackson was arrested at his residence in Galloway Township on January 23, 2020 by officers of the Galloway Township Police Department and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Toms River Township Police Department, Barnegat Township Police Department Crime Reduction Unit, Galloway Township Police Department, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collective efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Jackson’s apprehension, guilty plea, and soon his state prison sentence.
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