SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – The Seaside Heights Police Department and the Ocean County Narcotics Strike Force raided a home in Seaside Heights known to be housing a drug-dealing operation last Friday.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said the two-month-long investigation identified a residence in Seaside Heights as being utilized by Jimmey Bryant, Jr., and Ceeyanna Pringle, to store and distribute narcotics.
“On March 18, 2022, Detectives from the Ocean County Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Seaside Heights Police Department Detective Bureau, Seaside Heights Police Department Patrol Division, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, executed a court-authorized search warrant on the subject residence,” Billhimer said. “As a result, Detectives seized 20 grams of cocaine powder, 20 grams of crack cocaine, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a conducted energy device, and a digital scale.  Bryant and Pringle were subsequently arrested at the residence.”
Police also executed a search of a nearby residence where seized a semi-automatic handgun with a loaded 30 round magazine. Â Additional charges are forthcoming as a result of this search, the prosecutor’s office said.
Bryant, 22, was charged with cocaine possession with intent to distribute, along with drug charges for operating within 1000 feet of a school and 500 feet of a public park. Bryant was also found to have existing warrants for previous aggravated assault charges for an incident that took place a year ago.
Ceeyanna Pringle, 18, of Seaside Heights, was also charged.