2017 News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2017
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State Police work with State Parole to Arrest Hamilton Man
Home visit nets more than $86,000 worth of Heroin and Assault Weapon
Hamilton Township, Mercer County - The New Jersey State Police and New Jersey State Parole Board have arrested Armond Holloway, 41, of Hamilton Township, N.J. for various drug and weapons offenses.
On Tuesday, August 1, the New Jersey State Parole Board worked cooperatively with members of the State Police Gangs and Organized Crime Central to conduct a home visit of Holloway. During the home visit, investigators determined that Holloway was in possession of heroin and an assault weapon. As a result, Holloway was arrested and detectives seized more than 430 bricks of heroin, a loaded assault weapon with a silencer, and $14,180 cash.
New Jersey State Parole charged Holloway with the following:
- Possession of heroin with the intent to distribute
- Possession of heroin
- Possession of heroin with the intent to distribute with 1,000 feet of a public school
- Possession of heroin with the intent to distribute with 500 feet of a public park
- Possession of an assault weapon
- Unlawful possession of a handgun
- Possession of a handgun during a drug offense
- Possession of a high-capacity magazine
- Possession of a handgun silencer
- Possession of a defaced handgun
- Certain persons not to possess handguns
Armond Holloway was lodged in Mercer County Jail on a no bail warrant.
Charges are mere accusations and the suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
Armond Holloway
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