On April 12, Laurie Maxson of Barnegat Township was sentenced to three years New Jersey State Prison as a result of her previously entered guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute more than 5 ounces of methamphetamine. Maxson, 54, pled guilty to the charge before Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill on Jan. 29.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said that acting on a tip from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, detectives from the prosecutor’s office narcotics strike force…