Crime & Safety
Parsippany Man Gets 5 Years For Selling Cocaine
Javin Ward, 35, was sentenced to five years in prison for selling large amounts of cocaine from his Alba Place home.
A Parsippany-Troy Hills man was sentenced to five years in prison today for selling cocaine to an undercover detective during a 2011 investigation, according to acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman.
Javin Ward, 35, was found guilty on May 16 of second-degree charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, as well as third-degree possession of cocaine.
He was sentenced on Friday by Superior Court Judge Salem Vincent Ahto.
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Detectives had learned Ward was selling large amounts of cocaine from his Alba Place home in Parsippany about two years ago. Between March 14, 2011, and May 21, 2011, Ward had worked with another man, acting as a supplier, to distribute cocaine.
An undercover detective from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Gangs and Organized Crime made seven purchases from Ward amounting to more than three ounces of cocaine, the release said. Ward was arrested and charged on June 1, 2011.
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Locally, Ward has been arrested in the past for allegedly driving with a suspended license.
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