TRENTON, N.J. — A former New Jersey Department of Corrections lieutenant has been indicted on charges he stole state-owned ammunition and sold it for personal profit over several years, state officials announced.
A state grand jury returned a 24-count indictment against Timothy Morris, 57, of Bayville, who served for about 18 years as the department’s range master overseeing its firing ranges, according to Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.
Prosecutors allege that from 2019 through 2025, Morris used his position to order excess ammunition for the Department of Corrections and then sold it on the secondary market to multiple buyers in exchange for cash and checks made directly to him…