44 year old Emery Chapman of Pleasantville has been sentenced on two separate indictments to charges of first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and first-degree
strict liability for causing a drug induced death. A judge sentenced Chapman to an aggregate term of 21 years in New Jersey State Prison . In December 2018, Emery supplied heroin to Brian Whitted, then 61, of Galloway Township,
NJ. Whitted later resold some of that heroin to a Galloway man, who ingested the heroin,
overdosed, and died. In 2020, Chapman was the subject of an investigation which revealed that he
was overseeing a narcotics distribution network while in custody in facilities located in Atlantic
County, NJ, and Georgia. By using contraband cellphones, Chapman conspired with other
members of his drug network to purchase drugs from Philadelphia and resell them in Atlantic
County. The investigation led to the recovery of 19,650 bags of heroin, weighing
approximately nine- and one-half ounces.