Brick Residents Arrested After Cops Found 4,450 Heroin Doses, Submachine Gun In Vehicle

Diane E. Hunt and Sabrina Henderson (Photos: Ocean County Jail)

Two Brick residents were among five arrested in multi-agency raids that were the culmination of a two month-long investigation into drug distribution.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday that the investigation centered on a residence in Jackson as well as several vehicles. The operation included the northern and southern drug enforcement units of the prosecutor’s office and Lakewood and Jackson police.

The investigation “identified a residence in Jackson Township,” specifically 1202 Arcadia Court, as well as a residence in Lakewood – 523 Davina Court – as being utilized to store and distribute quantities of heroin, a statement from the prosecutor’s office said. Detectives also identified three vehicles – a 2014 Gold Chevrolet Impala, a 2009 black Nissan Maxima and a 2015 red Honda Civic as being utilized by the alleged distribution network to store and distribute quantities of drugs.

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As a result of the investigation, detectives obtained no knock search warrants for the two residences.

While detectives were executing the search warrant at the Arcadia Court address, they noticed the suspected 2015 red Honda Civic leaving the area of Davina Court in Lakewood. The Honda was occupied at the time by three individuals, identified as Sherod Coleman, 32, of Lakewood, and Diane Hunt, 53, and Sabrina Henderson, 34, both of Brick.

Detectives, along with Lakewood officers, conducted a motor vehicle stop on the Civic, police said. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of approximately 4,450 individual dosage units of heroin and a Mac 10 submachine gun. Police also seized a loaded high capacity magazine for the Mac 10 from the Honda Civic, the statement said.

Coleman, Hunt and Henderson were placed under arrest and transported to the Lakewood Township Police Department. Shortly thereafter, members of the Lakewood Police SWAT Team executed the no knock search warrant at 523 Davina Court. As a result of the search warrant at 523 Davina Court, police seized approximately $2,400 in cash.

The search of the Jackson home resulted in the seizure of illegal steroids, prescription pills, and marijuana along with approximately $20,000 in cash

An additional search on a a vehicle – the Nissan Maxima – resulted in the seizure of approximately 1,800 individual dosage units of heroin along with a quantity of cocaine. Michael Lewis, 31, of Jackson, was arrested for possession of heroin, possession of heroin over one half ounce with the intent to distribute, possession of cocaine and eluding a police officer, since he attempted to evade the traffic stop, authorities said.

Finally, while conducting this investigation, Detectives identified a safety deposit box which was allegedly being utilized by Lewis to store proceeds from his illicit drug distribution activities. On Sept. 2, investigating detectives executed a search warrant on the safety deposit box which contained approximately $70,000 in cash.

Altogether, as a result of the investigation, police seized approximately 6,250 individual dosage units of heroin, over $90,000 in cash, the Mac 10 submachine gun along with quantities of cocaine, prescription pills, marijuana and illegal steroids.

Coleman was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin over one half ounce with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during a drug offense, possession of a high capacity magazine and unlawful possession of a weapon. Coleman was lodged in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail.

Hunt, of Kentwood Boulevard, Brick, was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin over one half ounce with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during a drug offense, possession of a high capacity magazine and unlawful possession of a weapon. She was lodged in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Henderson, of Tammy Court, Brick, was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin over one half ounce with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during a drug offense, possession of a high capacity magazine and unlawful possession of a weapon. She was lodged in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Megan L. Crudup, 24, of Arcadia Court, Jackson, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. Crudup was released on a summons.