Red Bank Man Busted for Allegedly Dealing Cocaine

A Red Bank man has been arrested on cocaine dealing and possession charges following a suspcious persons investigation.

During the course of the investigation on April 7 at 10:14 p.m. at the Public Housing Authority's Montgomery Terrace, Red Bank police stopped and arrested Prince Johnson, of 80 W. Westside Terrace, after allegedly finding him with cocaine, paraphernalia (a scale), according to a complaint warrant signed by Red Bank Police Patrolman Stanley Balmer.

Johnson was charged with: possession of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute; possession with intent to distribute cocaine within a public housing authority; and possession of drug paraphernalia, specifically an electronic scale, the warrant said.

The scale was deemed drug paraphernalia by police, according to the warrant, because Johnson was found in possession of both the cocaine and the scale, which is commonly used to weigh drugs.

Johnson's bail was set at $30,000, with no 10 percent option. His court date is set for April 11 at 8:30 a.m.

An arrest does not constitute a conviction.