Kendrick Coley, 29, of Little Egg Harbor Sentenced to State Prison for Aggravated Manslaughter
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Kendrick Coley, 29, of Little Egg Harbor
Kendrick Coley, 29, of Little Egg Harbor Sentenced to Fourteen Years New Jersey State Prison
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on December 3, 2021, Kendrick Coley, 29, of Little Egg Harbor, was sentenced by the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, J.S.C., to fourteen years New Jersey State Prison as a result of his previously entered guilty plea to Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a(1), relative to the stabbing death of Richard Pone during the evening hours of May 16, 2018, in Little Egg Harbor. This sentence will be subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, meaning that Coley will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence before he may be considered for parole eligibility. Coley pled guilty to the charge before Judge Ryan on October 1, 2021.
Officers from the Little Egg Harbor Police Department responded to a 911 call on May 16, 2018, at around 8:15 p.m., regarding a stabbing incident at a residence on Maplewood Drive. Officers discovered Mr. Pone in an upstairs bedroom with several stab wounds when they arrived; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:40 p.m.
Coley stabbed the victim numerous times after the two had engaged in a physical fight at the apartment, according to an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit and the Little Egg Harbor Police Department Detective Bureau. Coley was caught and put into prison without incident at the scene. Since his arrest on May 16, 2018, he has been incarcerated at the Ocean County Jail.
