Jeffrey Backlund News Today

Authorities say a man from Ocean County has been sentenced for unlawfully possessing a privately manufactured short-barrel rifle and numerous fake badges of various federal agencies.

A Waretown man who pleaded guilty in April of this year to multiple weapons charges, has now been sentenced to just over a year in prison.

A Waretown man who pleaded guilty in April of this year to multiple weapons charges, has now been sentenced to just over a year in prison.

A Waretown man who pleaded guilty in April of this year to multiple weapons charges, has now been sentenced to just over a year in prison.

Authorities say a man from Ocean County has been sentenced for unlawfully possessing a privately manufactured short-barrel rifle and having numerous fake badges of various federal agencies.

Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown must serve a year and a day in federal prison for possession of unregistered firearms and fake law enforcement IDs.

NJ law enforcement executed a search warrant at Backlund’s residence and located a number of firearms and imitation federal identification badges.

Jeffrey Backlund, 57, came to the attention of real federal agents after a domestic disturbance led to a search warrant of his home in September 2020.

A Waretown man has pleaded guilty in court to having an extensive rifle and phony federal agency badges in his possession.

The investigation into the home and possessions of Jeffrey Backlund began after a report of a domestic disturbance, and a search warrant yielded a privately manufactured short barrel rifle, a silencer, and five imitation badges.