A Jersey City gang member received a prison sentence of 18 years and nine months yesterday for cocaine possession and attempted distribution, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Jamil King, 32, of Jersey City, was previously convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas.
Salas issued the 225-month sentence Wednesday in Newark federal court.
King is a high-ranking member of the Jersey City neighborhood street gang known as Parkside. Law enforcement officials obtained a search warrant for King’s residence, and during the evening of July 8, 2022, officers executed that warrant, court documents show.
When the police arrived, King fled, but law enforcement recovered approximately 50 grams of cocaine from a pair of sweatpants inside the apartment. Those sweatpants contained the defendant’s DNA and matched the sweatshirt that the defendant was wearing that night.
In addition to the prison term, Salas sentenced King to three years of supervised release.
Sellinger credited the Jersey City Police Department, under the direction of Public Safety Director James Shea, for the investigation leading to the sentencing.
He also thanked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Newark Field Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge L.C. Cheeks Jr.
This investigation was conducted as part of the Jersey City Violent Crime Initiative (VCI).
The VCI was formed in 2018 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Jersey City PD for the sole purpose of combatting violent crime in and around Jersey City.
