MAYS LANDING — A Landisville man was sentenced Oct. 22 to seven years in state prison in two cases, one involving methamphetamine and the other an assault on his girlfriend, prosecutors said.

Jason Gaffney, 43, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Joseph Levin for second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute and third-degree aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim, according to a release issued Monday.

The first case began March 15, 2025, when Franklin Township police officers pulled over a car near the Budget Lodge Motel for tinted windows, prosecutors said. Gaffney, the driver, told officers he did not have a driver's license, according to the release.

Officers saw drug paraphernalia in a cupholder, and Gaffney told them there was methamphetamine in the car, prosecutors said. Police found 28 grams of methamphetamine in the back seat, and Gaffney was arrested.

On Nov. 18, 2025, Franklin Township officers were called to the same motel for a report of an assault, prosecutors said. They found a woman in the parking lot with her face covered in blood, according to the release. She told police she had been hit in the face with a propane tank.

Police identified Gaffney, her boyfriend, as the attacker, and he was arrested at the scene, prosecutors said.

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