MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll announced the sentencing of Chancelle Ibin Young, 29, in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred overnight between October 25, 2021, and October 26, 2021.
On January 17, 2023, Young appeared before the Honorable Stephen J. Taylor and pleaded guilty to second-degree Arson, second-degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons, and Simple Assault.
On Friday, Judge Taylor sentenced Young to an aggregate sentence of 8 years imprisonment, subject to the No Early Release Act, which mandates serving 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Young was also sentenced to a concurrent mandatory term of 5 years imprisonment with a 5-year parole disqualifier on the second-degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons charge.
Upon his release from prison, Young will be subject to three years of parole supervision. Prosecutor Carroll commended the law enforcement officers who responded and the skillful use of police de-escalation techniques in safely arresting the defendant. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is committed to holding perpetrators of domestic violence accountable under the law.