ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
4997 Unami Boulevard, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Damon G. Tyner
Prosecutor
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
April 1, 2017
7 Pages
For further information contact:
Jay McKeen (609) 909-7966
[email protected]
ATLANTIC COUNTY— A 2-month joint investigation by the Atlantic County
Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit, the Pleasantville Police
Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New Jersey State Police, and the
Galloway Township Police Department, with the assistance of additional Federal, State,
County, and Municipal law enforcement agencies, culminated this week in the arrests of
16 persons involved in the trafficking of illegal drugs and firearms in the Pleasantville
and Egg Harbor City areas, and in disrupting a gun trafficking supply chain originating in
southern U. S. states and ending in Atlantic County, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon
G. Tyner announced today.
Beginning at 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2017, Detectives of the Atlantic County
Prosecutor’s Office, the Pleasantville Police Department, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the New Jersey State Police, and the Galloway Township Police
Department, with assistance from U. S. Homeland Security Investigations, U. S. Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office,
the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office, and the Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, Atlantic
City, and Egg Harbor Township Police Departments—armed with arrest and search
warrants—arrested 16 individuals and executed 5 search warrants in the Egg Harbor
City area, deploying Atlantic County Regional SWAT, Atlantic City Police SWAT, and
FBI SWAT units in the search warrant executions.
These arrests and search warrants resulted in the seizure of 21 firearms, including
handguns, rifles, shotguns, and automatic weapons. Also recovered were firearm
ammunition, high capacity automatic weapon magazines, approximately 10 ounces of
cocaine, and over 10,000 bags of heroin and fentanyl.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
The State alleges that this drug and gun trafficking organization was led by Kenneth J.
Burrell, 39, of Buffalo Avenue, Egg Harbor City, who is charged as a Leader of a
Narcotics Trafficking Network—a crime of the 1st degree.
Arrested in Atlantic County and in the State of Georgia last week were:
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Kenneth J. Burrell
Tyson Nieves
Scott Dorn
Leonard Allen
Timothy Davis
Samuel Davis Jr.
Sarah A. Davis
Brian Foster
Hiram Matos-Aviles
Rodney Cline Jr.
Tariek L. Mack
Joshua Sims
Umar Salahuddin
Catoby Collier
Dawayne Fleming
Isaiah Cooper
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Buffalo Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Cincinnati Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Cincinnati Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Cincinnati Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
S. White Horse Pike, Mullica, NJ
S. White Horse Pike, Mullica, NJ
S. White Horse Pike, Mullica, NJ
Baltimore Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Philadelphia Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Philadelphia Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Federal Court, Galloway Twp., NJ
Cooney Circle, Augusta, GA
Spruce Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Philadelphia Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Philadelphia Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
South Chester Avenue, Pleasantville, NJ
All of the arrests were made without incident.
Kenneth J. Burrell, Tyson Nieves, Scott Dorn, Leonard Allen, Brian Foster, Umar
Salahuddin, Catoby Collier, Dawayne Fleming, and Isaiah Cooper, were arrested in
Atlantic County, transported to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office upon arrest,
processed for the arrest, and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on arrest
warrants.
Timothy Davis, Samuel Davis Jr., Sarah A. Davis, Hiram Matos-Aviles, Rodney Cline
Jr., and Tariek L. Mack were arrested in Atlantic County, transported to the Atlantic
County Prosecutor’s Office, processed for the arrest, and released on summonses.
Sims was taken into custody in Georgia by Federal authorities, and remains in custody
in Georgia, pending extradition proceedings.
The criminal charges that were issued against each defendant follows:
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
Kenneth J. Burrell
1. Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network—a crime of the 1st degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substances—2nd degree,
3. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
4. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Fentanyl—3rd degree,
5. Possession of Heroin and/or Fentanyl—3rd degree,
6. Distribution of CDS within 1000 Feet of School Property (Charles L. Spragg
Elementary School), multiple counts—3rd degree,
7. Possession of a Handgun During the Commission of Certain Crimes, 7 counts—
2nd degree,
8. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun, 7 counts—2nd
degree,
9. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, 7 counts—2nd degree,
10. Conspiracy to Possess a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose and/or Unlawful
Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
11. Possession of Prohibited Devices (large-capacity ammunition magazines)—4th
degree, and
12. Illegal Transport of Firearms (handguns)—2nd degree,
13. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
14. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree,
15. Conspiracy to Possess a Handgun and/or Possession of a Community Gun—2nd
degree,
16. Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon—a 2nd degree crime.
Tyson Nieves
1. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes—2nd degree,
2. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
3. Conspiracy to Possess a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose and/or Unlawful
Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
4. Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon—a 2nd degree crime,
5. Possession of Prohibited Devices (large capacity ammunition magazines)—4th
degree,
6. Illegal Transport of Firearms (handguns)—2nd degree,
7. Possession of a Handgun During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd
degree.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
Scott Dorn
1. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes—2nd degree,
2. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
3. Conspiracy to Possess a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose and/or Unlawful
Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
4. Possession of Prohibited Devices (large capacity ammunition magazines)—4th
degree,
5. Illegal Transport of Firearms (handguns)—2nd degree,
6. Possession of a Handgun During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd
degree.
Leonard Allen
1. Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd degree,
2. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Fentanyl—3rd degree,
3. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
4. Possession of Weapons for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree,
5. Conspiracy to Possess a Handgun and/or Possession of a Community Gun—2nd
degree,
6. Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon—a 2nd degree crime.
Timothy Davis
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin—2nd degree,
3. Possession of Heroin—3rd degree.
Samuel Davis Jr.
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute CDS—2nd degree,
3. Possession of Heroin—3rd degree.
4. Possession of a Shotgun—2nd degree,
5. Possession of a Shotgun for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree.
Sarah A. Davis
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute CDS—2nd degree,
3. Possession of Heroin—3rd degree.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
Brian Foster
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute CDS—2nd degree,
3. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree,
4. Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
5. Possession of a Handgun While Distributing CDS—2nd degree
Hiram Matos-Aviles
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—3rd degree,
2. Possession of Heroin—3rd degree.
Rodney Cline Jr.
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute CDS—3rd degree,
3. Possession of Heroin—3rd degree.
Tariek L. Mack
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—2nd degree,
2. Conspiracy to Distribute CDS—3rd degree,
3. Distribution of CDS within 1000 Feet of School Property—3rd degree,
4. Possession of Heroin—3rd degree.
Joshua Sims
1. Possession of Weapons for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree,
2. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
3. Conspiracy to Possess a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose and/or Unlawful
Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
4. Possession of Prohibited Devices (large capacity ammunition magazines)—4th
degree,
5. Illegal Transport of Firearms (handguns)—2nd degree,
6. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree.
Umar Salahuddin
1. Possession of Weapons for Unlawful Purposes—2nd degree,
2. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun—2nd degree,
3. Possession of Weapons During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd degree,
4. Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon—a 2nd degree crime,
5. Possession of Hollow Point Bullets—4th degree,
6. Distribution of Cocaine—1st degree,
7. Possession of Cocaine—3rd degree,
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
8. Conspiracy to Distribute CDS—2nd degree,
9. Distribution of CDS within 500 feet of a Public Place—2nd degree.
Catoby Collier
1. Possession of Heroin and/or Fentanyl—3rd degree,
2. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—3rd degree,
3. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, 2 counts—2nd degree,
4. Possession of Weapons During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd degree,
5. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree,
6. Distribution of CDS within 1000 Feet of School Property (Charles L. Spragg
Elementary School), multiple counts—3rd degree.
Dawayne Fleming
1. Possession with Intent/Distribution of Heroin—3rd degree,
2. Possession of Heroin and/or Fentanyl—3rd degree,
3. Distribution of CDS within 1000 Feet of School Property (Charles L. Spragg
Elementary School), multiple counts—3rd degree,
4. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, 2 counts—2nd degree,
5. Possession of Weapons During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd degree,
6. Possession of Handguns for Unlawful Purposes-Community Gun—2nd degree.
Isaiah Cooper
1. Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, 3 counts—2nd degree,
2. Possession of an Assault Firearm (Uzi Sub Machine Gun)—2nd degree,
3. Unlawful Possession of a Weapon—4th degree,
4. Possession of Certain Ammunition Without Being a Licensed Firearm Dealer—4th
degree,
5. Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine—4th degree,
6. Possession of Hollow Point Bullets—4th degree,
7. Possession of Weapons During the Commission of Certain Crimes—2nd degree.
Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said, “This investigation, and the arrests and seizures of
contraband that resulted from it, displays the coordinated work done in Atlantic County
by all levels of law enforcement to combat both the widespread drug epidemic and the
gun violence problems that plague our country.”
A conviction for a 1st degree crime carries a potential penalty of incarceration in New
Jersey State prison for 10-20. The potential penalty for a 2nd degree conviction is 5-10
years in prison, for a 3rd degree conviction 3-5 years in prison, and for a 4th degree
conviction up to 18 months if imprisonment.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
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***These charges are merely accusations and not proof of guilt. In all criminal cases, a charged
defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.***
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Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County
Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/.
Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those
who commit crimes in Atlantic County.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802