STAFFORD — Four people face drug charges after police searched a Warren Grove home and two vehicles, seizing suspected methamphetamine and items investigators said were used to package and distribute drugs.
The Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit made the arrests around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 following a narcotics investigation, police said.
Detectives obtained court-approved warrants to search a home on Grays Road, a vehicle belonging to Charles J. Taylor and the persons of Taylor and Louis E. Gary.
Investigators found all four defendants at the Grays Road home. Searches of the property and Taylor’s vehicle uncovered suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, packaging supplies and digital scales, according to police.
Detectives also searched Kenneth W. Staunton’s vehicle with consent and found additional suspected methamphetamine, packaging supplies and paraphernalia, police said.
Gary, 40, of Warren Grove, was charged with second-degree possession of more than a half-ounce of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, third-degree methamphetamine possession and two disorderly persons counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.
Taylor, 40, of Tabernacle, was charged with third-degree possession of less than a half-ounce of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, third-degree methamphetamine possession and two disorderly persons counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.
Staunton, 46, of Waretown, was charged with third-degree possession of less than a half-ounce of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, third-degree methamphetamine possession and a disorderly persons count of possessing drug paraphernalia.
Stacey L. Hickle, 49, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with third-degree methamphetamine possession and a disorderly persons count of possessing drug paraphernalia. Investigators also discovered an outstanding warrant for Hickle from Readington Municipal Court, police said.
All four were taken to police headquarters for processing. Gary and Staunton were released on summonses pending appearances in Superior Court in Ocean County. Taylor and Hickle were taken to the Ocean County Jail to await detention hearings, according to police.
The charges are accusations. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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