Anthony J. Gaylord Jr. may be parolled in six months.
By: David Campbell
Anthony J. Gaylord Jr., the son of Princeton Township’s chief of police, was sentenced to three years in prison at a probation hearing Thursday, said Casey DeBlasio, spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Mr. Gaylord was arrested April 26 in New Brunswick for possession of a small quantity of heroin and drug paraphernalia, police reported. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a disorderly person offense that is non-indictable, police said.
The arrest came about two weeks after Mr. Gaylord, 22, was sentenced to three years’ probation on a guilty plea of unlawful possession of a handgun, contingent on continued drug rehabilitation.
Superior Court Judge Paul T. Koenig Jr. sentenced Mr. Gaylord under terms carried by the weapons violation he pleaded guilty to in February. Because Mr. Gaylord will get credit for time already served, he will be eligible for parole in about six months, Ms. DeBlasio said.
Mr. Gaylord was arrested Aug. 7, 2001 after he pointed a stolen .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun at two young men at John and Maclean streets in Princeton Borough after an argument, police said.

