Two men were arraigned last week on drug charges connected to a 2013 shooting.
The man who was shot, previously identified by police as 19-year-old New Jersey resident Isaiah Williams, arrived at the Lower Bucks Hospital Emergency Room on the evening of July 23, 2013 after a shooting in the Orangewood Apartments in Bristol Township.
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The incident began when Williams and his friend took a ride to Levittown “get some weed,” according to court documents.
According to the probable cause affidavit, police located the vehicle Williams and his friend drove in at 21 Thomas Place, which is in the Orangewood Apartments, following the shooting. Within the vehicle were two males, one of which was Brandon Belton of Willingboro, New Jersey.
On July 24, police executed a search warrant on the apartment at 21 Thomas Place and located evidence including five large bags containing a substance suspected of being marijuana, a Glock model 27, a .40 handgun, a Ruger 9mm handgun and an iPhone with a cracked screen, according to court documents. The substance in the bags were identified to be just less than a whole pound of marijuana, said official papers.
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In interviews with the police, Belton admitted to arranging sale of marijuana between Williams and Terrence Hedgepeth of Mount Laurel, N.J., who is the occupant of an apartment at 21 Thomas Place. During the interviews, Belton admitted that he was to receive $300 from Hedgepeth and Williams for arranging the sale, said official papers.
On August 14, during an interview with Hedgepeth, his attorney and police, Hedgepeth admitted to shooting Williams during an attempted transaction involving the sale of one bag of marijuana for $2,900.00, said the probable cause affidavit.
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According to police documents, during the transaction, Williams drew a gun and attempted to rob Hedgepeth, which prompted Hedgepeth to shoot.
Both Brandon Belton and Terrence Hedgepeth face charges of possession with the intent to deliver, and a criminal use of a communications facility.
Both Hedgepeth and Belton’s bail were set at $50,000 unsecured.
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Hedgepeth’s preliminary hearing is set December 2 at 3 p.m. and Belton’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 2 at 3 p.m.
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