Toms River Double Murder: Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison
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January 9, 2025Toms River Double Murder: Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison
Toms River Double Murder: Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison
According to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, on January 9, 2025, Tyshaun Drummond, 42, of Toms River,was sentenced to 30 years New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) - with a 30 year period of parole ineligibility - in connection with the murder of Nicholas Hardy, 36, of Toms River.
Additionally, Judge Ryan sentenced Drummond to 30 years NJSP - likewise with a 30 year period of parole ineligibility - in connection with the murder of Sergio Chavez-Perez, 32, of Lakewood. Both murders occurred on December 19, 2021, in Lakewood. The sentences will run consecutively.
Tyshaun Drummond, 42
Drummond was found guilty of two counts of Murder following a nearly month-long jury trial before Judge Ryan.
The jury also found Drummond guilty of Burglary; Judge Ryan sentenced Drummond to 10 years NJSP as to the Burglary count, which will run concurrent to the sentences imposed on the Murder convictions.On December 19, 2021, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Officers from the Lakewood Township Police Department were summoned to an apartment complex on River Avenue for a report of shots having been fired.
Police Dispatch was able to supply the Officers with a description of the suspect who fired the shots. Responding Officers located an individual matching the description - later identified as Drummond - in front of the apartment complex. Officers ordered Drummond to lay on the ground; when Drummond refused to comply, he was subdued by way of a department-issued Conducted Energy Device (CED).Upon entering the apartment building, Officers discovered the deceased bodies of Nicholas Hardy and Sergio Chavez-Perez; both men were observed to have been shot in the head.
An ensuing investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, identified Drummond as the individual responsible for the victims’ deaths. Drummond has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since his release from a local hospital on December 21, 2021.
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