October 24, 2002
Trenton,
NJ—Mercer
County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto announced
that the newly formed Chronic Offender Unit presented three of its targets to a
Mercer County Grand Jury resulting in the following indictments:
William
Grice
was indicted for burglary and theft by unlawful taking at the Health Care
Pharmacy in Trenton on June 9, 2002. Grice
allegedly stole more than $8,700 in merchandise.
Grice faces an extended term and is exposed to a jail term of 20 years
under the indictment. His bail was set at $30,000 cash by Superior Court Judge Paul
T. Koenig. Grice is being held at
the Mercer County Corrections Center pending trial.
Mark
Johnson, who
is currently under indictment for the August 12, 2002 robbery of a woman in the
ladies room of the Hamilton AMC 24 Theater, was indicted for theft by receiving
stolen property (3rd degree). Johnson
was in possession of a Plymouth Acclaim automobile whose ignition had been
“pulled”. Johnson faces a
five-year jail term under the indictment. Johnson is currently being held at the Mercer County
Corrections Center in lieu of $100,000 combined bail.
Daniel
Woolverton was
indicted for the September 4, 2002 robbery (2nd degree) of the CVS
Pharmacy located on Route 33 in Hamilton. Woolverton
is currently under indictment for possession of c.d.s. in a school zone and two
other files pending indictment. He faces a 10-year jail term on the robbery indictment with
85% parole ineligibility. He is
free on $2,500 bail.
Assistant Prosecutor Randy
Norris presented the cases to the grand jury.
Despite having been charged with a crime, all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.