Woodbury, NJ – Two defendants were sentenced to state prison Friday by the Honorable Kevin T. Smith in separate cases involving the unlawful possession of a handgun, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew B. Johns announced.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Jacquez Prince, 22, of Pennsauken, was sentenced to five years in state prison with one year of parole ineligibility, after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. An investigation by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force determined Prince unlawfully possessed a handgun on July 19, 2023.
Tyquan Witcher, 21, of Woodbury, was sentenced to three years in state prison with one year of parole ineligibility, after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. On June 11, 2023, Paulsboro Police responded to a report of individuals waving handguns at Fort Billings Park. They later stopped a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle seen leaving the park and found two semi-automatic handguns in the trunk. Witcher was the driver of that vehicle.
The State was represented by Assistant Prosecutor Sarah Spanarkel in both cases.
The County of Gloucester complies with all state and federal rules and regulations against discrimination in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, and activities. In addition, County encourages participation of people with disabilities in its programs and activities and offers special services to all residents 60 years of age and older. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to the County’s ADA Coordinator at (856) 384-6842/ New Jersey Relay Service 711.
Prosecutor Johns thanked the GCPO HIDTA Task Force, and the Paulsboro, Harrison Township, and East Greenwich Township Police Departments, for their assistance in these investigations.
Defense Counsel: Sophia Black, Esq for Prince and Tamika McCoy, Esq. for Witcher.
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