TRENTON, NJ – Terrell Savage, a 37-year-old man from Millville, has been sentenced today to 22 years in prison for the first-degree manslaughter in the 2018 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Maurice “Reese” Lewis.
Superior Court Judge George H. Gangloff handed down the sentence in Cumberland County, requiring Savage to serve 85% of his sentence – more than 18 years – without the possibility of parole. The sentence will run consecutively to a 15-year sentence Savage has been serving since June 11, 2018, for an unrelated firearms offense.
According to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the case highlights the importance of keeping guns out of the hands of individuals who should not have them. The investigation involved the Division of Criminal Justice, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, Millville Police Department, and New Jersey State Police. Savage was arrested on May 22, 2018, and pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in a hearing before Judge Gangloff on February 21, 2023.
In securing a plea agreement, the State agreed to dismiss the remaining charges against him.