MAYS LANDING, NJ – On Friday, July 17, 2026, Christian Parcaro, 52, from Atlantic City, NJ,
was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison subject to a five-year period of parole
ineligibility by the Honorable Joseph Levin, J.S.C.
On November 8, 2023, Atlantic City Police Department officers observed Parcaro on the street
weighing cocaine on a scale in the area of South Florida Avenue. Parcaro was apprehended and
discovered to be in possession of a large amount of crack cocaine as well as a handgun. Parcaro
is prohibited from possessing any weapons due to prior criminal convictions. Police arrested
Parcaro on scene, and he was subsequently detained following a detention hearing on November
15, 2023.
On April 26, 2024, Parcaro pleaded guilty to second-degree possession with intent to distribute
narcotics and second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm for a recommended
sentence of five years in New Jersey State Prison subject to a five-year period of parole
ineligibility. At the time of his guilty plea, the State requested that a “no show, no
recommendation” provision be added to the plea agreement when the Court decided to release
the defendant from jail prior to his sentencing date. A “no show, no recommendation” provision
means that if a defendant fails to appear for sentencing, the Court may sentence that defendant
to greater term than the plea agreement originally recommended. Defendant then failed to appear
for his original sentencing date in August of 2024.
Assistant Prosecutor Brooke Melissa Hoffner represented the State in this matter.
