Bridgewater Man Among 12 Arrested in Large Drug Bust: Prosecutor

Bridgewater, NJ -- A Bridgewater man was among 12 people who were arrested on drug-related charges, acting Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Tuesday.

Police pulled over Najih Jones of Edison after they watched him complete a hand-to-hand transaction with Isaiah Wilson of Bound Brook. Police found 10 folds of heroin laying on the ground next to the driver’s door, according to the prosecutor's report.

Sam Forman of Somerville and John Reilly of Bridgewater were passengers in the vehicle. A search of the car also found one bag of marijuana, police reported.

Officers also went to Wilson's Fisher Avenue home where they found Wilson, Jake Reese of Somerville, Earl Esaw of Springfield, MaLike Greenway of Bounr Brook, and Raekwon Johnson of South Bound Brook in a family room area.

Cecilia Nieves and Cortney Healey both of Bound Brook were also found with four minor children in the back porch area. Luz Hernandez of Plainfield was found hiding in the attic.

During the search, police found six folds of heroin in the family room, 20 more folds of heroin in the back porch area and a HiPoint .40 caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets hanging on a basement stairwell wall, detectives assigned to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force reported.

Juan Gomez of Bound Brook was found in the kitchen. A Glock .45 caliber handgun loaded with a hollow-point bullets were found in Gomez’s bedroom dresser and in a crawl space area behind the home a Sentry Safe containing 572 folds of heroin was found, according to the release.

Reese also voluntarily turned over 13 baggies of cocaine and Wilson was in possession of the key to the safe and $1,130 in cash, according to the report.

The approximate street value of the heroin seized is $9,120.

The four minor children were turned over to family members.

Wilson, Gomez, Reese, Nieves, Healey, Greenway, Esaw, Jones, Johnson, Hernandez, Forman and Reilly were transported to the Prosecutor’s Office for processing. Hernandez was found to have a Municipal Warrant out of Dunellen and Healy was found to have an outstanding Superior Court Warrant out of Somerset County regarding a Violation of Probation.

• Charges:

Isaiah Wilson, 24, of Fisher Avenue, Bound Brook was charged with 2 Counts of Certain Persons not to Possess a Firearm, 2nd Degree, 2 Counts of Possession of a Firearm During a CDS Offense, 2nd Degree, 2 Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, 2nd Degree, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, 2nd Degree, Distribution of CDS (heroin) 3rd Degree, Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS (heroin), 3rd Degree, Possession of CDS, 3rd Degree, Possession of a Defaced Firearm 4th Degree, 2 Counts of Possession of Hollow Point Bullets, 4th Degree.

Juan Gomez, 32, of Fisher Avenue, Bound Brook was charged with Certain Persons not to Possess a Firearm, 2nd Degree.

Jake Reese, 25, of South Side Avenue, Somerville was charged with Possession of CDS (Cocaine), 3rd Degree, Possession of CDS (Heroin) 3rd Degree.

Cecilia Nieves, 29, of Fisher Avenue, Bound Brook and Cortney Healey, 31, of West High Street, Bound Brook were charged with 2 Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, 2nd Degree, Possession of CDS (Heroin) 3rd Degree.

MaLike Greenway, 19, of West High Street, Bound Brook, Earl Esaw, 22 of Astor Street, Springfield, Najih Jones, 23 of Thorpe Drive, Edison, Raekwon Johnson, 20 of South Bound Brook were charged with Possession of CDS (Heroin), 3rd Degree.

Luz Hernandez, 34, of West 2nd Street, Plainfield was charged with Hindering the Apprehension of Another, 3rd Degree.

Sam Forman, 20, of Washington Place, Somerville and John Reilly, 41, of Glenn Ridge Drive, Bridgewater were charged with Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams, a Disorderly Persons offense.

The Honorable Kathy Qasim, J.S.C. set bail for Wilson at $100,000 cash only, Gomez at $50,000, 10% to apply, Reese at $10,000 cash or bond, Nieves at $50,000 cash or bond, Healey at $50,000 cash or bond, Esaw at $5,000, 10% to apply, Jones at $10,000, 10% to apply, Johnson at $5,000, 10% to apply and Hernandez at $1,500 10% to apply. Defendants Greenway, Forman and Reilly were released on their own recognizance.

(Photos, SCPO)

Pictured: Top row from left - Juan Gomez of Bound Brook;Earl Esaw of Springfield; and Luz Hernandez of Plainfield.

Middle Row from left - Najih Jones of Edison; Cortney Healey of Bound Brook; and Isaiah Wilson of Bound Brook.

Bottom row from left - Raekwon Johnson of South Bound Brook; Cecilia Nieves of Fisher Avenue, Bound Brook; and Jake Reese of South Side Avenue, Somerville.