EHT Man Charged in Drug and Death Investigation; Others Arrested

MAYS LANDING –An Egg Harbor Township man was charged with first degree Strict Liability Drug Induced Death and first degree Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network during the execution of a search warrant on Tuesday morning at the Bayview Inn & Suites on Albany Avenue in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.

Jamal Campos, 25, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with first degree Strict Liability Homicide Drug Induced Death, first degree Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network, third degree Possession with Intent to Distribute 100 Wax Folds of Heroin and third degree Possession of Heroin.

Investigators were led to Campos following an investigation into the overdose death of Adam O’Gara on April 22, 2016 in Egg Harbor Township. That investigation led to charges of third- degree possession of heroin, third-degree distribution of heroin, and first-degree Strict Liability Homicide for the Drug Induced Death of Adam O’Gara

Early Tuesday morning, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office detectives along with law enforcement officers from multiple agencies searched 80 rooms at the Bayview Inn & Suites that was heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Cash, narcotics and air soft guns were recovered during the execution of a search warrant.

A total of 33 people who were living at the property were removed, including men, women and children.

Seven dogs were recovered from the property and one pit bull dog was fatally shot by an Atlantic City Police Officer when the animal made an aggressive move towards the officers as they attempted to enter a room. Police located a 3-foot alligator in the pool and Animal Control of South Jersey was notified. The alligator was safely removed and transported to the Cape May County Zoo.

These individuals were also arrested on unrelated warrants during the execution of the search warrant on Tuesday morning:

Tariq Heard, 27, of Atlantic City Chinaisy Rodriguez, 25, of Atlantic City Gazelle Williams, 40, of Atlantic City Jonathon Frith, 25
Ravil Magianov, 59, of Brooklyn, NY Bashaun Whitted, 25, of Atlantic City

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Atlantic County SWAT, Atlantic City Police Department and SWAT, Atlantic County Sherriff’s Office, Egg Harbor Township Police Department, Hamilton Township Police Department, Galloway Township Police Department, Stockton University Police Department, Cape May County SWAT, New Jersey State Police-Atlantic City Expressway, Atlantic City Department of Licensing & Inspections, South Jersey Turnpike Authority, Atlantic County Office of Emergency Management, Atlantic City Board of Education, the Salvation Army, Animal Control of South Jersey-Egg Harbor Township, AtlantiCare and Exceptional EMS.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.