NJ Public Works Supervisor Stole County Fuel For His Work Trucks, Prosecutor Says

MAYS LANDING, NJ — A Mays Landing man has been indicted on second-degree charges tied to what prosecutors described as a large-scale diesel fuel theft operation involving Atlantic County fuel pumps.

Joseph Jenkins-Ridley, 48, of Mays Landing, was indicted Tuesday, March 10, 2026, by an Atlantic County grand jury on charges of official misconduct, theft and conspiracy.

Jenkens-Ridley served as a supervisor in the Atlantic County Public Works Department. Prosecutors allege he used that position to gain access to county fuel pumps and supply trucks he owned through his private business, Z5 Logistics.

The investigation began in May 2025 after members of the Atlantic County Department of Public Works alerted law enforcement to irregularities in diesel fuel logs. According to the prosecutor’s office, investigators found that since March 2023, Jenkins-Ridley had directed employees at Z5 Logistics to fuel the trucks almost daily at county pumps.

The total amount of fuel stolen was listed as just under $80,000, according to the prosecutor’s office. The indictment charges Jenkins-Ridley with second-degree official misconduct, theft and conspiracy in connection with that alleged activity.