Wall Township resident pleads guilty to motor vehicle theft

Toms River, NJ – Jaquel Accoo, 29, of Wall Township, pleads guilty to motor vehicle theft and witness tampering. This plea was made in the presence of Judge David M. Fritch, JSC, regarding an incident in Toms River in October 2023. At his sentencing on January 3, 2025, the State will recommend a sentence of five years in prison on each charge. to run concurrently in New Jersey State Prison.

An individual reported the theft of their motor vehicle to the Toms River Township Police Department on October 14, 2023. The investigation revealed that Accoo had not returned the borrowed vehicle and sold it to a private individual in Georgia. This led to a charge of theft against Accoo on November 22, 2023.

A warrant was issued for Accoo’s arrest and he was placed on the National Crime Information Center database. The New York/New Jersey United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force, along with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Accoo on January 22, 2024, in Red Bank. He was released under the New Jersey Bail Reform.