Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III announced the sentencing of Nickoy Ellis, age 32, of Lake Hiawatha, NJ.
On July 12, 2016, Mr. Ellis, a former Correction Officer employed by the New Jersey Department of Corrections, was sentenced to five years in state prison by the Honorable Angela F. Borkowski, JSC. Mr. Ellis had previously pled guilty to Official Misconduct, a second degree crime, on May 27, 2016. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Ellis is forbidden from holding public office in the state of New Jersey.
On January 27, 2016, Nickoy Ellis, age 31, of Lake Hiawatha was arrested and charged with Official Misconduct and Bribery, 2nd degree crimes; he was additionally charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Money Laundering, both 3rd degree crimes. Mr. Nickoy Ellis was employed as a Senior Corrections Officer for the New Jersey Department of Corrections at the time of the arrest.
A joint investigation by the New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Bureau of Professional Standards revealed that Mr. Ellis smuggled and distributed contraband, including synthetic marijuana, to inmates at the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility in Clinton Township.
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