{"id":3557,"date":"2019-11-07T10:04:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2019-11-07T10:04:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T15:04:01","slug":"cops-spoil-toms-river-groups-alleged-drug-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2019\/11\/cops-spoil-toms-river-groups-alleged-drug-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops Spoil Toms River Group\u2019s Alleged Drug Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spinks\/OCPO<\/p><\/div>\n

Police foiled a drug deal last weekend involving four people, led by a Tom\u2019s River man, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/span><\/span> Narcotics Strike Force<\/span><\/span>, several police departments and the county sheriff\u2019s office<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were conducting <\/span><\/span>a crime suppression <\/span><\/span>detail in the areas of South Toms River and the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township Nov. 1, according to a statement from the prosecutor\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Surveillance <\/span><\/span>units observed <\/span><\/span>David Spinks, 42, of Toms River <\/span><\/span>meet <\/span><\/span>up <\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span>Michael Everitt, 32, of Bayville and Kevin Banks, 37<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> of Lakewood<\/span><\/span> in Manitou Park, it is alleged. The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>detectives observed \u201dtransactions<\/span><\/span>\u00a0which indicated that <\/span><\/span>Spinks <\/span><\/span>had d<\/span><\/span>istribut<\/span><\/span>ed<\/span><\/span> illegal <\/span><\/span>narcotics to<\/span><\/span>Everitt and Banks.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Detectives <\/span><\/span>later\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conducted<\/span><\/span> motor vehicle stop<\/span><\/span>s of all three individuals. According to police,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Everitt was found to be in possession of approximately ten grams of cocaine and a quantity of Xanax <\/span><\/span>tablets<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Banks was found to be in possession of approximately ten grams of Cocaine. \u00a0Spinks was found to be in possession of approximately <\/span><\/span>one-hundred <\/span><\/span>grams of Cocaine, quantit<\/span><\/span>ies <\/span><\/span>of Xanax tablets<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>Marijuana<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>approximately $1,800 in cash, police said, and<\/span><\/span> a .45 caliber <\/span><\/span>semi-automatic <\/span><\/span>handgun. <\/span><\/span>Kristian My<\/span><\/span>res<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>44, of Blackwood<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> was a passenger in Spinks\u2019 vehicle. <\/span><\/span>The following individuals were arrested and charged:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spinks<\/span><\/span> was <\/span><\/span>charged with <\/span><\/span>Possession of Cocaine <\/span><\/span>in <\/span><\/span>an amount <\/span><\/span>greater than<\/span><\/span> one-half ounce but less than five ounces with Intent to Distribute <\/span><\/span>in <\/span><\/span>violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-5b(<\/span><\/span>2<\/span><\/span>); two counts o<\/span><\/span>f <\/span><\/span>Possession of Cocaine <\/span><\/span>in an amount <\/span><\/span>less than one-half ounce <\/span><\/span>with<\/span><\/span> Intent to Distribute in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-5b(3); <\/span><\/span>Distribution of less than one-half ounce <\/span><\/span>of <\/span><\/span>Cocaine in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-5b(3); three counts of <\/span><\/span>Possession of Cocaine in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-10a(1); Possession of <\/span><\/span>Alprazolam<\/span><\/span> in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-10a(1); Possession of Marijuana in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span>2C:35-10a(1); <\/span><\/span>Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:39-4a(1); <\/span><\/span>Possession of a Weapon in the Course of <\/span><\/span>Committing<\/span><\/span> a Controlled Dangerous Substance Offense in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:<\/span><\/span>39-4.1; <\/span><\/span>Being a <\/span><\/span>Certain Person not to Possess a Weapon in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:39-7a; and Obstructing the Administration of <\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span>aw in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:29-1<\/span><\/span>b<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Spinks is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Everitt was <\/span><\/span>charged with Possession of Cocaine <\/span><\/span>in an amount less than one-half ounce w<\/span><\/span>ith Intent to Distribute in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>35-5b(3); Possession of Cocaine in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:<\/span><\/span>35-<\/span><\/span>10a(1); and Possession of <\/span><\/span>various <\/span><\/span>P<\/span><\/span>rescription <\/span><\/span>D<\/span><\/span>rugs without Valid Prescriptions <\/span><\/span>in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span>2C:<\/span><\/span>35-<\/span><\/span>10a(1). <\/span><\/span>Everitt was processed and released.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Banks<\/span><\/span> was<\/span><\/span> charged with Possession of Cocaine <\/span><\/span>in an amount less than one-half ounce <\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span>Intent to Distribute in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-5b(3); Possession of Cocaine in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:35-10a(1); and <\/span><\/span>Eluding in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:29-2b. <\/span><\/span>Banks was processed and released pending a <\/span><\/span>future <\/span><\/span>court appearance.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Myres <\/span><\/span>was charged with <\/span><\/span>Wandering <\/span><\/span>in a Public Place to Obtain a Controlled Dangerous Substance in violation of <\/span><\/span>N.J.S.A.<\/span><\/span> 2C:33-2.1. <\/span><\/span>Myers was processed and release<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span> pending a <\/span><\/span>future <\/span><\/span>court appearance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Police foiled a drug deal last weekend involving four people, led by a Tom\u2019s River man, prosecutors said. Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office Narcotics Strike Force, several police departments and the county sheriff\u2019s office\u00a0were conducting a crime suppression detail in the areas of South Toms River and the Manitou Park section of Berkeley […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-police-fire-courts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D625DB45-053F-4546-B713-CCB2DD654647.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}