05/12/08

TITLE: Cumberland County Motorcycle Gang Leader Found Guilty of Illegal Possession of Guns as a Felon
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Time: 11:11:39

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Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Millville man was convicted at trial today of three counts of possession of weapons as a convicted felon.

It is a second-degree crime under New Jersey law for a felon convicted of certain crimes to possess a gun.

Robert C. “Clean” Woodward, 54, of Millville, former president of the Cumberland County Chapter of the Pagans motorcycle gang, was convicted following a seven-day jury trial before Superior Court Judge John M. Waters Jr. in Cumberland County.

Woodward was prohibited from possessing firearms under New Jersey law because of a 1974 robbery conviction in Cumberland County. The jury found that he had two handguns and a shotgun in his possession or control when the New Jersey State Police searched his home in 2005.

For each of the three offenses, Woodward faces a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison, with a mandatory period of five years of parole ineligibility.

Deputy Attorney General Daniel Bornstein tried the case for the Division of Criminal Justice -Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau. The charges stem from an investigation by the New Jersey State Police.

The investigation led to execution of a search warrant on Nov. 11, 2005 at Woodward’s home on South Wade Boulevard in Millville. Inside the house, State Police detectives recovered a Smith & Wesson .38 special revolver, a British Bulldog .44-caliber revolver, and a 12-gauge New England Firearms single-barrel shotgun.

Judge Waters scheduled Woodward’s sentencing for June 20.