LACEY – A Lacey Township couple will remain in jail after their six-figure marijuana growing and dealing operation was discovered.
John Vincentini, 64, shall remain detained in the Ocean County Jail pending trial on charges of Manufacturing Marijuana in a Quantity of More than Five Pounds but Less than 25 Pounds, Distribution of Marijuana in a Quantity of More than One Ounce but Less than Five Pounds, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of an Assault Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Rifle, three counts of being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Financial Facilitation.
Additionally, the judge ordered that John Vincentini’s wife, Karen Vincentini, 64, to remain detained in the Ocean County Jail pending trial on charges of Manufacturing Marijuana in a Quantity of More than Five Pounds but less than 25 Pounds, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of an Assault Firearm, and Financial Facilitation.
On March 15, local residents told police that a repurposed Amazon box was delivered to their home; the box containing marijuana.
Police said they learned that the person who delivered it was John Vincentini. His property was searched on March 21, where officers found about 10 pounds of marijuana, 15 plants, drug paraphernalia, “two assault firearms, a rifle-style BB gun,” and about $150,000.
Both John Vincentini and Karen Vincentini have been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since their apprehension on March 21.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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