June 7, 2001
Trenton,
NJ — The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, led by Lt. Al Paglione and the
Mercer County Prosecutor’s Special Investigations Unit, seized three ounces of
crack cocaine and a Tech-9 semi-automatic machine gun last night, First
Assistant Prosecutor Charles E. Waldron announced today.
Officers
executed a search warrant last night at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the residence
of Brenda Mapp, 44, of the first block of Kirkeride Avenue, Trenton. Approximately two and a half ounces of what Lt. Paglione
described to be “freshly cooked” crack cocaine were found in the residence,
the majority of which was hidden inside of a Christmas angel tree topper.
Paglione stated that the crack was moist, the stove was still lit and the
heating utensil still warm. A
Tech-9 semi-automatic machine gun with a 30-round magazine containing
hollow-nosed bullets was located under a couch in the living room.
According to Lt. Paglione, assorted paraphernalia associated with the
production of crack cocaine from powder cocaine (baking soda, heating utensils
and mixers) were also seized.
No
one was found inside of the residence and an arrest warrant was issued for Mapp,
who was arrested this morning at approximately 11 a.m. at her mother’s
residence on Buttonwood Avenue in Ewing. She
is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession
of CDS with the intent to distribute, possession of CDS with the intent to
distribute within 1000 feet of a school, possession of an assault weapon while
in the course of committing a narcotics offense, possession of an assault
firearm with a defaced serial number, possession of hollow-nosed bullets,
possession of a large capacity magazine and maintaining a narcotics nuisance.
Upon
the arrival of the task force at the Mapp residence last night, two individuals
located directly across the street were also arrested as a result of the
investigation. Jamar Tucker AKA
“J Tuck,” 18, of the first block of Baron Street, Trenton, was arrested and
charged with possession of CDS (crack cocaine) and possession of CDS with the
intent to distribute. Eric Lacy,
18, of the first block of Rosedale Avenue, Ewing, was arrested and charged with
possession of marijuana under 50 grams.
Assisting
in the arrests were the West Windsor Police, the Mercer County Sheriff’s
Department and Trenton’s Vice Enforcement Unit.
Mapp
and Tucker are being held in the Mercer County Corrections Center in lieu of
$60,000 and $20,000 cash bail, respectively.
Lacy was released on his own recognizance.