Morristown, NJ – Joseph Palumbo Jr., a 34-year-old man from Columbia, NJ, has been sentenced for charges related to the unlawful manufacturing and sales of firearms without serial numbers, known as ghost guns, in Morris and Warren Counties.
Acting Morris County Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Denville Chief of Police Frank Perna announced the sentencing. On May 20, Palumbo Jr. pled guilty to two counts of second-degree Unlawful Possession of an Assault Firearm and two counts of third-degree Possession of a Firearm without a Serial Number. On Friday, Judge Claudia Jones sentenced him to five years in New Jersey State Prison, with 42 months of parole ineligibility.
The investigation revealed that Palumbo Jr. had manufactured and sold ghost guns between December 2023 and February 2024 in Morris and Warren County. The sales included one homemade handgun without a serial number, five homemade AR-platformed assault firearms without serial numbers, and two large-capacity magazines. He was apprehended and charged following a motor vehicle stop on February 8.
Search warrants executed on Palumbo
