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TRENTON
- Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal
Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced
that a Millville man was convicted at trial
today of three counts of possession of weapons
as a convicted felon.
It
is a second-degree crime under New Jersey
law for a felon convicted of certain crimes
to possess a gun.
Robert
C. “Clean” Woodward, 54, of
Millville, former president of the Cumberland
County Chapter of the Pagans motorcycle
gang, was convicted following a seven-day
jury trial before Superior Court Judge John
M. Waters Jr. in Cumberland County.
Woodward
was prohibited from possessing firearms
under New Jersey law because of a 1974 robbery
conviction in Cumberland County. The jury
found that he had two handguns and a shotgun
in his possession or control when the New
Jersey State Police searched his home in
2005.
For
each of the three offenses, Woodward faces
a sentence of five to 10 years in state
prison, with a mandatory period of five
years of parole ineligibility.
Deputy
Attorney General Daniel Bornstein tried
the case for the Division of Criminal Justice
-Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau. The
charges stem from an investigation by the
New Jersey State Police.
The
investigation led to execution of a search
warrant on Nov. 11, 2005 at Woodward’s
home on South Wade Boulevard in Millville.
Inside the house, State Police detectives
recovered a Smith & Wesson .38 special
revolver, a British Bulldog .44-caliber
revolver, and a 12-gauge New England Firearms
single-barrel shotgun.
Judge
Waters scheduled Woodward’s sentencing
for June 20.
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