TOMS RIVER – A Newark man has pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and more after holding his girlfriend at gunpoint and hitting her, officials said.
Deshaun Porter, 29, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault, two counts of being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Possession a Weapon For an Unlawful Purpose.
In the early hours of November 6, 2020, police said Porter had held his girlfriend at gunpoint, refusing her to leave an apartment complex on James Street. When officers arrived around 9 a.m., Porter fled the apartment.
Authorities later discovered that the events at the apartment originated as a result of an earlier incident that occurred on November 3, 2020, at the Howard Johnson’s Hotel in Toms River. According to police, Porter forced his way into a hotel room, threatened the occupants with a handgun, and struck the same victim in the face
On November 6, 2020, a warrant was issued for Porter’s arrest and he was later arrested on December 9, 2020, in Atlantic City by the United States Marshals Service, Atlantic City Metro Task Force, and New Jersey State Police. He was transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he has been lodged since his apprehension.
At the time of his sentencing on June 2, the State will be recommending a term of seven years New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) as to the Aggravated Assault charge – subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, five years NJSP with a five-year period of parole ineligibility as to each of the Certain Person charges, and five years NJSP with a parole ineligibility period of 42 months as to the Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose charge. The sentences are to run concurrently.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Schron and Assistant Prosecutor Alyssa Mandara who are handling the case on behalf of the State, and commended the Toms River Police, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, New Jersey State Police, Atlantic City Metro Task Force, and United States Marshals Service, for their combined and collective efforts in connection with this investigation resulting in Porter’s apprehension, guilty pleas, and soon his state prison sentence.
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