Man Sentenced In 2015 Sexual Assault Of Galloway Township Woman

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Newark man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2015 sexual assault of a Galloway Township woman, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said on Friday. Patric D. Reed-Price, who was 27 at the time of the assault, was previously convicted by a jury of six criminal counts, in connection with the July 20, 2015 sexual assault of a 31-year-old woman inside her Galloway Township home. He was convicted after the jury deliberated for one hour following a three-day trial

He must serve 85 percent of his term —15 years, 3 months, and 18 days — before becoming eligible for parole. He is also subject to parole supervision for life and Megan’s Law registration upon his release.

He was convicted of first-degree aggravated sexual assault while armed with and threatening to use a weapon; third-degree terroristic threats; fourth-degree criminal trespass; fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (knife); third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose; and third degree witness tampering.

Galloway Township Police responded to a home on South New York Road for a report of a disturbance at 9:54 p.m. on July 10, 2015.

Upon arrival, police heard a woman screaming from inside the home, and subsequently found the woman and Reed-Price inside the house. Police arrested Reed-Price on outstanding warrants from another jurisdiction.

The investigation at the scene determined that Reed-Price knew the woman and had broken into her home. He was waiting for her when she got home from work, threatened her with a knife and sexually assaulted her.

The woman was granted a temporary restraining order, and Reed-Price was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, criminal trespass and unlawful possession of a weapon.
He has been lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $250,000 full cash bail since.

He was indicted on Aug. 25, 2015. A superseding indictment that included the crime of witness tampering was presented to the Grand Jury on June 9, 2016.

In addition to the crimes on July 25, 2015, the state said that on April 13, 2016, he “knowingly engaged in conduct which a reasonable person would believe would cause a witness to obstruct, delay, prevent, or impede that official proceeding.”

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