3 From Mercer County Charged With Weapons & Narcotics Offenses

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Three Hopewell residents were charged with weapons and narcotics- related offenses by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday.

Charlene Else, Carmen Morelli and Bobbi Lynn Sensinger were charged after a month-long investigation that concluded this week.

Prosecutors said 11 guns, high-capacity rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and approximately $1,000 in methamphetamine, was seized.

According to officials, at around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton Township Police Division, the Trenton Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, executed a search warrant for a residence in Hopewell.

During the search, Else and Morelli were detained by law enforcement in the rear yard, while Sensinger, also a resident, was detained in the second-floor front bedroom, said officials.

Authorities said they recovered eight long guns and three handguns, including a loaded Browning Arms .22 caliber rifle, a loaded Winchester Model 94 3030 lever action rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, a Winchester Model 1917 bolt action rifle, an Iver Johnson 12-guage single shot shotgun, a Remington Model S12 bolt action .22 caliber rifle, an Ithaca double barrel 12-gauge shotgun, a Marlin bolt action Model SS 12-gauge shotgun, a Haus Firearm Company .22 caliber revolver handgun, a loaded Raven Arms MP-25 handgun and a Para Ha semi-automatic handgun.

Detectives also seized seven 30-round AR style rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of assorted ammunition, 10 grams of methamphetamine with an approximate street value of $1,000, drug packaging materials and $2,150 in cash, said authorities.

Else, 58, Morelli, 45, and Sensinger, 45, were each charged with numerous narcotic and weapons-related offenses and lodged at the Mercer County Correction Center pending court proceedings.