Neptune Man, Nephew Sentenced For Fatal 2018 Shooting

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Neptune Twp. man and his nephew were each sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their respective roles in a botched robbery that culminated with a fatal shooting in 2018, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday.

Marcus Morrisey, 52, received a sentence of life in state prison – defined by state law as 75 years – and his 30-year-old nephew, Danron Morrisey, received a sentence of 55 years, under the terms set down yesterday by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Marc Lemieux.

At approximately 9:21 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2018, Neptune Police responded to a report of a person being shot at 1030 Old Corlies Avenue. Responding officers arrived to find the victim, 43-year-old Randolph Goodman, who had sustained a gunshot to his abdomen. Goodman was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased several hours later.

A joint investigation found the Morriseys as the individuals responsible for the shooting.

Marcus Morrisey was apprehended on Thursday, November 29, 2018, while Danron Morrisey was taken into custody on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Both men were subsequently indicted in February 2019.

In February of this year, both men were found guilty of Murder, Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose. Marcus Morrisey was additionally convicted of Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (a stun gun) and Possession of a Weapon (stun gun) for an Unlawful Purpose.

Motivated in part by a “perceived slight,” the two men planned and executed a robbery of Goodman at his home.

Describing the encounter as an “ambush,” Luciano said the Armed Robbery had ended as Goodman and his girlfriend were “retreating back up the steps” into their apartment – when Danron Morrisey fired the fatal shot.