Linden Police Sgt. Charged With Selling Marijuana: Prosecutor

Linden, NJ -- Linden Police Sergeant was charged with distribution of marijuana, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Thursday.

William F. Turbett III, 30, is charged with fourth-degree distribution of marijuana as well as possession of marijuana, a disorderly persons offense, according to the prosecutor's release.

Turbett III could face between probation and up to 18 months in state prison. He had been suspended from duty without pay for an unrelated matter prior to when these charges were filed.

The charges came out of a narcotics investigation that ended with members of the Prosecutor’s Office’s Guns, Gangs, Drugs, and Violent Crimes Task Force and the Sayreville Police Department Narcotics Unit executing a search warrant at Turbett’s home on Merritt Avenue in Sayreville Wednesday night, during which a small amount of marijuana was seized, according to the prosecutor's release.

Turbett’s girlfriend, 22-year-old Nicolette Hendrickson of Sayreville, was also present at the home and was charged with disorderly-persons possession of marijuana, Park said.

Both she and Turbett were charged via summons and released on their own recognizance.