Tinton Falls Man Guilty For Intending To Sell Crack Cocaine Out Of His Home

TINTON FALLS, NJ — A Tinton Falls man was convicted for having about half a cup of powder cocaine and crack cocaine in his home in 2023. Those amounts are such that prosecutors said he intended to sell the drug.

Timothy Bethea, 50, was found guilty by a jury for second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance in excess of one-half ounce with the intent to distribute, and third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

Detectives with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit Gang Task Force started investigating Bethea in early 2023. On March 12 of that same year, police executed search warrants for Bethea and his home on Carol Court.

He was found to be in possession of more than 60 grams of powder and crack cocaine.

Bethea faces up to 20 years in state prison when he is sentenced on February 26.