Indictments Handed up Oct. 27

COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up the following indictments Oct. 27:
Jamar A. Lovett
A Middle Township resident was on a morning run July 28 when he was shot with a pellet gun wounding his upper arm. The incident occurred on Swainton-Goshen Road, close to Route 9. When police responded to a shooting report, the victim gave information which led police to obtain and execute a search and seizure warrant at a residence identified by the jogger.
Jamar Lovett, 19, was taken into custody. Police found pellet gun projectiles matching the one extracted from the victim. During the search, police also found shotgun ammunition and a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) which turned out to be heroin. A sawed-off shotgun and more ammunition were found in a wooded area behind the house.
The grand jury indicted Lovett for aggravated assault, possession of a prohibited weapon, and possession of a CDS with intent to distribute, all third degree crimes. The combination of the heroin and the weapon related crime also brought a further second degree indictment for possession of a weapon while committing a certain CDS crime.
Kawann Jamal McGee
Kawann McGee, 27, was indicted for witness tampering, a third-degree crime. The indictment maintains that McGee, with full knowledge of an official investigation, “did attempt to get a witness to withhold information.” The incident occurred in Middle Township Oct. 23. McGee was lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Center on $20,000 bail.
Frank Pattitucci, Brendon Pattitucci
On Aug. 6, Frank Pattitucci, 18, and his brother Brendon Pattitucci, 20, both of Court House, allegedly conspired with three juveniles ages 13 and 14, to burglarize a vacant home and commit criminal mischief by damaging property in the home. 
Police were dispatched to the home in Mayville for a reported burglary. The home was vacant and for sale. Police discovered that someone had caused extensive damage to the residence. 
The damage was estimated at $20,000.
Investigation led to arrests of the brothers and three juveniles. Frank and Brendon Pattitucci were lodged in Cape May County Correctional Center. The juveniles were charged and released to their parents.
The two brothers were indicted this week for burglary, criminal mischief, and conspiracy, all in the third degree. The involvement of the younger individuals led to the added indictment for using a juvenile in a crime, a second degree offense.
Joseph Flanagan, George Flanagan
Joseph Flanagan, 34, and George Flanagan, 31, both of Eldora, were indicted for second-degree robbery and conspiracy. The incident occurred on May 23 in Rio Grande. The two allegedly forcibly robbed a woman of her purse at about 1 a.m. at a Rio Grande motel.
Both George and Joseph Flanagan were arrested again five days later for possession of a CDS.
In 2009, in the Shannon Oaks section of Rio Grande, George Flanagan, then 26, was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.  In 2014, Joseph Flanagan was arrested and lodged in Cape May County Correctional Center charged with driving on a revoked license.
James F. Marx
Middle Township Police arrested James F. Marx, 40, of Whitesboro, for fourth-degree shoplifting June 17. Marx allegedly took merchandise valued in excess of $200 from a convenience store. This week he was indicted for the offense.
Marx has been arrested several times recently, including twice for shoplifting on dates after the one for which he was just indicted. The later shoplifting arrests occurred July 1 and Aug. 31.
In May, Marx was arrested for defiant trespass.
Thomas Maugeri
Thomas Maugeri, 23, of Stratford, was indicted for possession of a CDS, third degree, and possession of a prohibited weapon, fourth degree. The arrest occurred July 26 in North Wildwood. Maugeri was found to be in possession of amphetamine, a Schedule II drug, and was also found to have a set of “metal knuckles.”
Lewis Morey
In the period from December 2014 and January 2015, Lewis Morey allegedly obtained and retained funds over $500 knowing that he had “a legal obligation to make specific payment or other distribution” of the funds.
Morey offered to make home improvements in the Borough of West Wildwood and was charged with theft by failure to make required disposition of the monies received, a third-degree offense.
Morey also failed to properly register with the Division of Consumer Affairs before soliciting business for home repair. That led to a second indictment for violation of the Contractor’s Registration Act, a fourth degree offense.
Mark Tilsner
On April 22, 2014, Mark Tilsner allegedly unlawfully entered an occupied room at a Rio Grande motel. At the time he also allegedly had possession of buprenorphine, a Schedule III CDS. Tilsner fled from a Sheriff’s Department officer and attempted to elude police.
Tilsner was indicted for burglary in the third degree, possession of a CDS, also third degree, and resisting arrest, fourth degree. 
The individuals are only charged with the offenses and are presumed innocent until proven guilty