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TRENTON
– Attorney General Anne Milgram and
Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni
announced that a Burlington County man pleaded
guilty today to drug and weapons charges
filed by the Division of Criminal Justice
as a result of an investigation into the
Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street
gang. He faces a 40-year prison sentence
under a combined plea disposition that includes
charges filed by Burlington County Prosecutor
Robert D. Bernardi.
According
to Director Gramiccioni, David J. Garmon,
24, of Pemberton Township, pleaded guilty
before Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Smith
Jr. in Burlington County to accusations
filed by the Division of Criminal Justice
charging him with possession of a firearm
as a convicted felon (2nd degree), possession
of a firearm while committing certain drug
offenses (2nd degree), and possession of
marijuana with intent to distribute (4th
degree).
Garmon
also pleaded guilty today to drug and weapons
charges filed by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s
Office in connection with separate investigations.
Under the consolidated plea disposition,
Garmon faces a sentence of 40 years in state
prison, including 160 months of parole ineligibility.
Deputy
Attorney General Philip Aronow took the
guilty pleas to the charges filed by the
Division of Criminal Justice Gangs &
Organized Crime Bureau. Assistant Prosecutor
Michael V. Luciano took the guilty pleas
for the Burlington County Prosecutor’s
Office.
The
charges filed by the Division of Criminal
Justice stem from a broader investigation
by the New Jersey State Police Organized
Crime Control Bureau - Street Gangs Central
Unit and the Division of Criminal Justice
Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau into
the criminal activities of the Sex Money
Murder set. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s
Office and the Pemberton Township Police
Department assisted in the investigation
in Burlington County.
As
a result of the investigation, a vehicle
in which Garmon was a passenger was stopped
by detectives on Feb. 27, 2008, and Garmon
was arrested on outstanding warrants. He
was found to be in possession of a .45-caliber
semiautomatic handgun.
Garmon
was convicted of aggravated assault in 2004
in Burlington County and therefore was prohibited
as a felon from possessing a gun.
On
Aug. 8, 2008, members of the Pemberton Township
Police Department, the Burlington County
Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force
and the State Police Teams “C”
Unit executed search warrants in the Browns
Mills section of Pemberton Township at a
home on Trenton Road and a second home on
Seminole Trail. Garmon was arrested at the
Seminole Trail location in possession of
a small quantity of marijuana and a .22-caliber
handgun with hollow-point bullets.
Judge
Smith scheduled Garmon’s sentencing
for Feb. 13.
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