TRENTON – New Brunswick resident Garrett R. Griffin, III, 33, was indicted on Wednesday according to Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin after an investigation by the New Jersey State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives led to the seizure of five handguns and an assault rifle transported to New Jersey from Georgia allegedly for unlawful sale.
“As gun violence continues to disrupt the peace of communities throughout New Jersey, the importance of keeping illegal guns from crossing our borders cannot be overstated,” said Acting Attorney General Platkin. “This indictment sends a clear message that anyone caught trafficking weapons into our State will face serious consequences.”
“Together with our law enforcement partners in New Jersey and beyond, we are working diligently to identify and bring to justice individuals transporting illegal guns into New Jersey,” said Director Lyndsay V. Ruotolo of the Division of Criminal Justice. “When we seize illegal firearms before they enter criminal marketplace we prevent crime and suffering.”