Haddon Township Resident Among Those Charged in Drug Trafficking Network Involving Camden County Cop

A Camden County Police Officer was one of 40 people charged in connection with a drug trafficking network accused of distributing heroin and crack cocaine across the South Jersey suburbs, including towns in Camden, Atlantic, Burlington, Gloucester and Ocean counties.

Camden County Police Officer Ashley Bailey, 28,of Camden, allegedly accessed confidential information related to targets of the investigation and alerted those suspects to her findings, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo, Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes.

She also is accused of releasing confidential information given to her during departmental briefings.

Bailey is married to Edwin Ingram, 30, an alleged member of the network who was arrested and charged with Conspiracy.

He is the brother of Nathan Ingram, 35, of Camden, one of three alleged leaders of the network charged on Wednesday. The other two are Camden residents Donyell Calm, 31, and Kareem Anderson, 33.

Bailey was charged with official misconduct, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, conspiracy and terroristic threats.

She faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

“It is disheartening to know that former police officer, Ashley Bailey, abused her position of trust by searching for police reports on targets of this investigation and conspired with her husband and other criminal drug traffickers,” Thomson said. “Upon learning of her transgression, we immediately notified the County Prosecutor and aggressively assisted in investigating her activities. We hold our personnel to the highest standards and maintain zero tolerance for violations of the public’s trust. Ashley Bailey broke the law and breached her oath to serve and protect the people of Camden, and now she will be held fully accountable for her criminal behavior.”

Nathan Ingram, Calm and Anderson are charged with one count each of leading a narcotic trafficking network, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and conspiracy.

They face at least 20 years in prison on these charges.

Calm also is facing one count each of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose for an April shooting in Camden in which one man was injured. He survived.

Calm and Anderson are accused of overseeing the Camden City-based operation.

A fourth defendant, Lawrence Brown, 21, of Camden, faces the same charges as Calm, Anderson and Nathan and remains at large. He is accused of being a manager and dealer for the network, and was allegedly responsible for collecting money and resupplying the workers. Ingram allegedly acted as Brown’s supervisor.

The network allegedly supplied heroin and crack cocaine to lower-level dealers in Camden and Atlantic counties. The drugs also reached buyers in Burlington, Gloucester and Ocean counties.

The months-long investigation resulted in the execution of five search warrants including three in Camden, one in Haddon Township and one in Williamstown.

This led to the seizure of three vehicles, 8,000 bags of heroin, 1,000 bags of crack cocaine, 10 pounds of marijuana, more than $11,000 cash and four firearms.

One of the firearms was an automatic rifle.

The total street value of the drugs is estimated at $85,000.

Investigators believe the operation engaged in drug sales valued at approximately $1.2 million annually. Calm, in his capacity as a leader of the network, allegedly sold approximately 5,000 bags of heroin and/or cocaine per week.

Nine other alleged members of the organization were charged with one count of conspiracy.

They are Andrew Colavecchio, 28, of Haddon Township; Jason Gazzara, 23, of Williamstown; and Fidel Webb, 26, Montel Lee, 21, Tatiana Timmons, 19, Jermaine Calm, 30, Kevin Williams, 34, and Carlos Gutierrez, 20, and Kyeisha Grant, 21, all of Camden.

All were taken into custody Tuesday with the exception of Gutierrez, Lee and Timmons, who remain at large.

Colavecchio, Gazzara, Lee and Timmons also face one count each of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.

Additionally, Colavecchio is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Grant also is charged with one count of maintaining a controlled dangerous substance facility.

As part of the investigation, 17 drug buyers were previously arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and/or other drug-related offenses.

They are Ryan Wells, 22, Barbara Hewson, 37, and Victoria Woodall, 37, all of Williamstown; Vanessa Pierson, 33, and James Ahrens, 28, both of Mullica Hill; Mark Gennovario, 49, and Tina Moore, 45, both of Deptford; Louis Pierce, 28, and Denise Winters, 32, both of Mt. Ephraim; Danna Moody Jones, 36, of Camden; James Ellis, 52, of Gloucester City; Carlos Cedeno II, 35, of Barnegat; Michael Napolitano, 33, of Shamong; Carlton Pettit Jr., 25, of Medford; Christina Hopkins, 26, of Browns Mills; Lucas Thomas, 26, of Westville; and Kristen Robbins, 31, of Deepwater.

Eight other drug buyers were charged in connection with the takedown with attempting to possess a controlled dangerous substance. They are Danny Davis,19, and Timothy Bowen, 33, both of Williamstown; Destiny Fraction, 22, of, Lindenwold; Carol Johnson, 62, of Brooklawn; Ashley Whittaker, age not available, of Woodstown; Kyle Hubbs, 20, of Gloucester City; Jennifer Adair, 19, of Collings Lakes; and Seth Lawrenson, 20, of Hammonton.

Colalillo credited the success of the operation to the collaborative effort between her office and the New Jersey State Police, Camden County Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cherry Hill Office, Philadelphia/Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA), Cherry Hill Police Department, Evesham Police Department, Gloucester City Police Department, Gloucester Township Police Department, Haddon Township Police Department, Monroe Township Police Department, Pine Hill Police Department, Winslow Police Department and Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.