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TRENTON
– Attorney General Paula T. Dow and
Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor
announced that a Burlington County man was
sentenced to state prison today for possessing
a large quantity of methamphetamine that
he intended to distribute.
Anthony Petrucci, 40, of Springfield Township,
Burlington County, was sentenced to seven
years in state prison, including 3 ½
years of parole ineligibility, by Superior
Court Judge Jeanne T. Covert in Burlington
County. The sentence was based on Petrucci’s
guilty plea to first-degree possession with
intent to distribute a controlled dangerous
substance. The charge was contained in an
Aug. 22, 2006 state grand jury indictment.
Petrucci pleaded guilty on Nov. 9, 2010,
the day that his trial was scheduled to
begin.
In pleading guilty, Petrucci
admitted that on Feb. 14, 2006, he possessed
at least five ounces of methamphetamine
that he intended to distribute.
Following an undercover
investigation, police executed a search
warrant at Petrucci’s residence on
Feb. 14, 2006 and found more than two pounds
of methamphetamine. The search also revealed
two handguns, four vials of an anabolic
steroid, ammunition and over $15,000 in
cash.
The investigation was coordinated
by Deputy Attorney General Daniel I. Bornstein
and former Deputy Attorney General Christine
D’Elia. Deputy Attorney General Bornstein
of the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs
& Organized Crime Bureau represented
the state at the sentencing. Detective Sergeants
Eric Barlow and Brian Duross and Detective
Sergeant First Class Ronald Hampton from
the New Jersey State Police assisted in
the investigation. Attorney General Dow
thanked the following agencies for their
assistance in the investigation: The New
Jersey State Police – Weapons Trafficking
Unit, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s
Office, the Mercer County Sheriff’s
Office, the Fort Lee Police Department,
and the Springfield Police Department.
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