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MAYS LANDING – An Ocean City woman pleaded guilty Dec. 13, in connection to the drug-induced death of a 33-year-old man June 2, 2017, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced in a release.
Alissa Cunningham, 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability drug-induced death of William Ang on June 2, 2017, as well as to possession with intent to distribute.
Cunningham was the third person to plead guilty in connection to the George Stokes’ case and the second of four people charged with distributing the drugs that killed Ang.
George Stokes, 41, was indicted on 29 charges, including three counts of first-degree drug-induced death strict liability homicide for the deaths of Hector Santos, 29, Ang, and Caroline Boothby, 22.
Stokes was also indicted on first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, as well as multiple weapons and drugs charges.
On Feb. 1, 2018, an Atlantic County grand jury handed up an indictment of 10 individuals—including Cunningham. Six of the defendants are connected to three strict liability homicides for the deaths of Santos, Ang, and Boothby.
Cunningham will be sentenced Feb. 1, 2019 to four years in New Jersey State Prison. She must serve two years before she is considered for parole.
She is incarcerated in New Jersey state prison for another offense.
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