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Hamilton Twp. Man Sentenced to Five-Year State Prison Term For Aggravated Assault & Unlawful Firearm Possession

Joseph Ferante was arrested on September 9, 2021 when police responded to a residence in Hamilton Township for a report of a domestic dispute.

On May 5, 2023, Joseph Ferante, 36, of Hamilton Township, was sentenced by the Honorable Bernard E. DeLury, Jr., P.J.Cr., to five years in New Jersey State Prison with a parole disqualifier of three-and-one-half years for third-degree unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun and a concurrent three-year State Prison sentence for third-degree aggravated assault.

On March 23, 2023, Ferante pled guilty to third-degree aggravated assault and third-degree unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun.


Ferante was arrested on September 9, 2021 when police responded to a residence in Hamilton Township for a report of a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, police located the victim who stated that Ferante had assaulted him and then fled the property.

A search of the home yielded a sawed-off shotgun that was determined to belong to Ferante.

Ferante has been detained in the Atlantic County Justice Facility since his arrest in September 2021.

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