Atlantic City Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Role In Drug Ring

CAMDEN, NJ — A member of an Atlantic City drug trafficking ring was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.

Terryn Kelsey, 32, of Atlantic City, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, Sellinger said. For this guilty plea, he was sentenced to 125 months in prison, Sellinger said.

The drug ring, including Kelsey and leader Khalif Toombs, trafficked heroin from Paterson into Atlantic City, Sellinger said. Kelsey admitted to planning with others to traffic between one and three kilograms of heroin during the course of the investigation, using Toombs' cellphone to help, Sellinger said.

Multiple stamps of heroin were tracked, including “AK-47,” “Apple,” “Fortnite,” “Rolex,” “Frank Lucas,” “Bentley,” “Pandora” and “9 ½,” Sellinger said.

Between Jan. 1, 2017, and June 21, 2019, these stamps accounted 48 deaths and 84 non-fatal overdoses in the state, Sellinger said.

Seventeen other members of the drug ring have pleaded guilty and 15 of them were sentenced to between eight and more than 11 years in prison, Sellinger said.

Kelsey was additionally sentenced to five years of supervised release, Sellinger said.