LACEY – A Township man has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for supplying drugs to a woman who later overdosed, officials said.
Jehmar Barrett, 36, of Lacey, previously pled guilty to Manslaughter in connection with the death of a 35-year-old female in Toms River on November 24, 2020. This sentence will be subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, meaning that Barrett will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence before he may be considered for parole eligibility.
The woman was found dead in an Alabama Avenue home, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. It was later determined that that Barrett distributed heroin and cocaine to the victim the day before her death.
A toxicology analysis confirmed the presence of fentanyl in the victim’s system, officials said. The drugs given to the victim by Barrett, initially believed to be heroin, was, in fact, fentanyl, matching the fentanyl found in the victim’s system.
On April 30, 2021, Barrett surrendered himself to Toms River Township Police Department Headquarters.
Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Burke who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, High Tech Crime Unit, Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Toms River Detective Bureau, Toms River Special Enforcement Team, Toms River Patrol Division, Berkeley Police Department, Lacey Police Department, Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Barrett’s guilty plea, and now his state prison sentence.
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