A 43-year-old Landisville man was sentenced to seven years in state prison after a pair of criminal cases, one involving 28 grams of methamphetamine found in his vehicle and another involving a motel parking lot attack in which his girlfriend was struck in the face with a propane tank. Jason Gaffney faced separate charges stemming from incidents roughly eight months apart near the same Franklin Township motel.
A Traffic Stop Over Tinted Windows
The first case traces back to March 15, 2025, when Franklin Township police officers pulled over Gaffney's vehicle near the Budget Lodge Motel for tinted windows, according to Cat Country 107.3. During the stop, Gaffney told officers he did not have a driver's license. Officers reported seeing drug paraphernalia in the vehicle's cupholder, and Gaffney then told police he had methamphetamine inside the car.
That admission led to a search that turned up 28 grams of methamphetamine in the backseat, per the station's report. Gaffney was arrested on the spot, setting the stage for the drug charge that would eventually factor into his sentencing.
A Motel Parking Lot Assault Months Later
The second case unfolded on November 18, 2025, when Franklin Township police were dispatched back to the Budget Lodge Motel, this time for a reported assault. Officers arrived to find a woman in the parking lot with her face covered in blood. She told police she had been struck in the face with a propane tank, the outlet's account states.
Police identified the assailant as the victim's boyfriend, Gaffney, and he was arrested on the scene. That incident ultimately led to the third-degree aggravated assault charge tied to a domestic violence victim, layered on top of the earlier drug case.
Seven-Year Sentence Closes Out Both Cases
Gaffney was sentenced to seven years in state prison for second-degree possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and third-degree aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim, the report notes. Assistant Prosecutor Brooke Melissa Hoffner represented the state in the matter.
Not every detail of how the case moved through the courts is publicly available. New Jersey's court system notes that certain records tied to criminal matters are not open for public inspection under state statutes and court rules, according to the New Jersey Courts public access portal, and confidential records are excluded from public search results.
