Gregory Carleton, 56, was arrested in Hammonton on Jan. 17 after an investigation from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
The following information comes from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office:
Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner has announced that a Marlton man has been arrested and charged with multiple weapons charges, following a multi-agency distribution of firearms investigation.
On Wednesday, Jan. 17, members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, with assistance from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and Hammonton Police Department, arrested Gregory Carleton, 56, in Hammonton.
After the arrest, a search warrant was executed at Carleton’s residence coordinated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office — Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit, Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Hammonton Police Department, and Evesham Township Police Department in Marlton.
Carleton was charged with the following offenses:
- Second degree unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit
- Fourth degree unlawful manufacture of a gun or other weapon
- Fourth degree unlawful sale of a gun or other weapon
On Jan. 18, Hon. Jeffrey Waldman issued a search warrant for Carleton’s Mercedes-Benz. Detectives from the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit recovered two additional handguns in the vehicle.
Carleton was charged with four additional counts:
- Second degree, two counts, unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit
- Fourth degree, two counts, unlawful manufacture of a gun or other weapon
In total, officials say 30 guns were recovered, including 23 handguns, five rifles/shotguns from the house and two handguns from the vehicle.
In addition, there was equipment, devices, tools, mechanisms, including undocumented handgun and rifle uppers and lowers, frames, bolts, and receivers that Carleton was utilizing to allegedly make complete and operable firearms.
Officials say the investigation also revealed that Carleton was allegedly manufacturing firearms that did not contain serial numbers, which he referred to as “ghost guns.”
