Shannon “Shake” Wheeler, 40, of Newark, was arrested for distribution of heroin and crack cocaine when a search warrant on his residence uncovered 710 bags of suspected heroin labeled “BUTTER”, 49 vials of crack, and over $3,500 of drug money. “Shake” is now FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform guidelines.
Another “validated pretrial risk assessment” Failure.
New Jersey Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Release Services…
- ZERO Accountability
- ZERO Deterrent
- ZERO Supervision
- ZERO concern for victims
- ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
- Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden
Apartment search nets 710 heroin packets, man charged, sheriff says
(reported by NJ.com – June 2 2017)
A search of an apartment in Newark’s North Ward led Essex County Sheriff’s detectives to seize heroin and crack, and arrest the resident on various drug charges, authorities said Friday.
Narcotics investigators served a search warrant at the Broadway residence of Shannon ‘Shake’ Wheeler Thursday as part of an ongoing drug investigation, according to Sheriff Armando Fontoura.
Detectives found 710 heroin-filled envelopes stamped with “BUTTER” in red ink, 49 vials of crack cocaine and a bag holding $3,500, the sheriff said.
Wheeler, 40, was charged with drug offenses, including possession with the intent to distribute narcotics within 1,000 feet of Rafael Hernandez School and within 500 feet of the Janice Cromer Village public housing complex.