TRENTON
– Attorney General Anne Milgram announced
that a suspended NJ Transit police officer
has been indicted on charges he had nearly
four pounds of marijuana in his car which
he intended to sell.
According
to Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni,
Barrington Williams, 47, of Irvington, who
is suspended from his position as a sergeant
for the NJ Transit Police, was indicted yesterday
by a state grand jury on charges of second-degree
official misconduct, second-degree possession
of a gun during commission of a drug offense,
third-degree possession of marijuana with
intent to distribute, and fourth-degree possession
of marijuana.
The
indictment resulted from an investigation
by the New Jersey State Police Organized Crime
Control Bureau North Unit and the Division
of Criminal Justice. State police detectives
arrested Williams on July 10, 2008, when they
stopped his vehicle in Irvington. They executed
a search warrant for the vehicle and allegedly
found approximately 3.7 pounds of marijuana
in five bags, $3,600 in cash, and Williams’
service handgun. The NJ Transit Police Internal
Affairs Bureau assisted in the arrest.
The
indictment was presented to the state grand
jury by Deputy Attorney General Annmarie Taggart
of the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs
& Organized Crime Bureau.
Second-degree
crimes carry a maximum sentence of 10 years
in state prison and a criminal fine of $150,000,
while third-degree crimes carry a maximum
sentence of five years in prison and a fine
of $15,000. Fourth-degree crimes carry a maximum
sentence of 18 months in prison and a $10,000
fine. The indictment is merely an accusation
and the defendant is presumed innocent until
proven guilty.
The
indictment was handed up to Superior Court
Judge Linda R. Feinberg in Mercer County,
who assigned the case to Essex County, where
Williams will be ordered to appear at a later
date to answer the charges. The indictment
is linked to this release at
www.njpublicsafety.com.
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