Crime & Safety

Gun In Storage Locker Lands NJ Felon In Prison, Officials Say

The man pleaded guilty to one gun charge and will spend years in prison, officials said.

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — A Sussex County man is headed to prison after authorities discovered a handgun in a storage locker belonging to him.

Kyle P. Talmadge, 36, of Hardyston, was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted to possessing a handgun without a valid New Jersey permit, police said.

According to officials, investigators received information that Talmadge had been holding a firearm in a storage locker in his name.

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Authorities searched the storage locker to find a .45 caliber handgun, which Talmadge did not have a permit for, police say.

Talmadge was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun without having a valid NJ permit to carry. He pleaded guilty to the charge in August.

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He was sentenced to five years in prison on Oct. 9 and won't be eligible for parole for three and a half years. He was also ordered to pay $155 in court fees and fines.

Talmadge was previously convicted of non-fatally shooting a man in the head in 2008, according to NJ.com.

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