BRICK – Detectives from the Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit (SCU) made several arrests for drug related offenses last week.
On March 1, detectives were viewing surveillance footage around the Wawa located on Route 88. They saw 27-year-old Kenneth Furman from Brick, who has an active warrant out, seated in a car. As a result, he was arrested and lodged in Ocean County Jail.
On March 2, detectives made several separate arrests throughout the day. After viewing surveillance footage in the area of Brick Boulevard, officers viewed a car make multiple violations. Detectives pulled over the car and as a result arrested the front seat passenger, 22-year-old Asianna Marlow from Toms River, due to an outstanding warrant out of Toms River. Marlow posted bail and was released.
Later that day around 8:30 p.m., detectives observed a suspicious man riding a bicycle through various parking lots on Route 88. The man was stopping people in cars and on foot, appearing to be loitering to get drugs.
When detectives stopped the man, who was identified as 39-year-old Gerald Snyder of Brick, it appeared he was under the influence of drugs. As officers advised Snyder he was under arrest, he charged at officers and started a brawl. Snyder resisted arrest and attempted to grab a knife in his pocket, police said.
Snyder was eventually placed under arrest and was found to have crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia on him. He was charged with loitering to obtain CDS, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest, obstruction, possession of a weapon (pocket knife), possession of crack cocaine, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and under the influence of a CDS. Snyder was processed and lodged in Ocean County Jail.
Around 10:15 p.m. that same day, Ptl. Morgan Murphy saw an erratic driver on Brick Boulevard. Murphy pulled over the car for failure to maintain lane and use of a cell phone while driving. However, SCU detectives arrived at the scene for assistance.
The driver, 35-year-old Barry Ellenwood from Wharton, was arrested for obstruction after failing to obey officers’ commands to exit his car. Detectives proceeded to search Ellenwood’s car and found five bundles of heroin packaged for sale in addition to a large amount of money.
Ellenwood was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession of CDS in a motor vehicle, possession of heroin, obstruction, failure to maintain lane, use of a hands-free cellular phone and tinted windows. He was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
