Monroe Man Admits Weapons Possession as Felon

PRESS RELEASE
September 19, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO

Terrance M. Barnum (DOB 12/9/71), of 1729 Glassboro Rd., Monroe Township pleaded guilty today (9/19) to a second-degree weapons offense that prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from possessing a firearm.

As a result of his plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Dana Anton will recommend that Barnum be sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison. Superior Court Judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for Jan. 6, 2012. Judge Marshall admonished the defendant, who requested a delay in the sentencing date to attend to a personal matter, that the penalty would be more severe if further violations of law occurred.

Barnum was arrested during execution of a search warrant 6/17/10 at his residence in which a 12-gauge shotgun and two handguns were found in his bedroom, in addition to a small quantity of cocaine. In the course of his plea today, Barnum acknowledged to AP Anton that he had a prior drug distribution conviction, which makes it illegal for him to have a weapon. Barnum had convictions in 2000 and 1994 for narcotics distribution