Woodbridge Man Arrested For Drugs In Monmouth County Prison: Police

Update: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Dwayne Melvin. He is a current prisoner in the Monmouth County Correctional Institute.

WOODBRIDGE, NJ— A Woodbridge man has been arrested on charges he helped bring drugs into the Monmouth County jail with the help of current inmates, according to a criminal complaint.

Dwayne Melvin, 44, of Woodbridge, who was arrested Wednesday, additionally faces burglary charges in two Monmouth County towns, according to criminal complaints released by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and jail records.

The criminal complaint accuses Melvin of working with Morgan Morgan, Esmond McEnough, and several other inmates to bring drugs into the jail to distribute since May 2016.

McEnough is currently in jail for shooting at three people on a porch, according to NJ.com. He is also charged with distributing drugs within the prison system, according to the complaints.

The criminal complaints provided by the prosecutor's office say McEnough provided Morgan's number to an unidentified woman, as well as meeting and packaging instructions. Melvin appears to be the middleman between McEnough and Morgan, according to the complaints.

Melvin is also charged with hindering his own prosecution by pushing past an officer to flush drugs down the toilet, in an attempt to hide them from police, the complaint said.

In addition to the drug ring charges, Melvin has been charged in connection with burglaries in Holmdel and Tinton Falls, according to Monmouth County Correctional Institute records available online.

In Holmdel, Melvin was charged with conspiracy, receiving stolen property, and two counts each of theft and burglary; in Tinton Falls, he was charged with criminal mischief, burglary elements, and theft.

Melvin is being held on $247,500 bail, according to jail records.

Morgan was charged with hindering arrest, and possession, manufacturing or distribution of an amount of marijuana between 1 ounce and 5 pounds, according to jail records, and is being held without bond.

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