Essex County Man Charged With Firearms And Drug Trafficking Offenses
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been indicted for firearms and narcotics offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Raishaun Lofton, 30, of Newark, New Jersey, was charged by indictment with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Almonte in Newark federal court and was detained.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
On February 22, 2024, during an investigation, police officers recovered from Lofton a privately made firearm with no serial number, nine rounds of 9mm ammunition, 81 glassine envelopes containing fentanyl, and plastic jugs commonly used to distribute illegal drugs. On April 22, 2024, video surveillance footage depicted Lofton firing a different firearm into the air during an argument. One of the bullets from the firearm that Lofton shot entered a nearby living room where a family with two children was watching a movie. During the subsequent investigation, law enforcement recovered the firearm that Lofton had fired.
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