A shooting suspect with a previous firearms conviction might return to prison for 20 years to life if convicted of two attempted murder charges tied to a 2014 double shooting in Freehold Borough.

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Timothy Parrish, 28, of Neptune Township, was indicted Tuesday in Monmouth County Superior Court, according to information from the office of acting County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.

The indictment also includes one count each of first-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons.

Parrish is accused of opening fire on two men from Howell, aged 35 and 39, outside the Metropolitan Cafe on main Street on December 27, 2014. Both recovered after hospital treatment.

Parrish is being held on $1,500,000 bail, with no option for release on payment of 10 percent. If convicted and sentenced, he would be required to serve at least 85 percent of the term under New Jersey's No Early Release Act (NERA), and would be required to meet with parole officers for five years after his release.

Authorities say that regardless of the sentence at stake, a conviction would also leave Parrish subject to terms of the Graves Act, requiring him to serve at least 42 months before any parole eligibility.

The Graves Act would impact the charge of possessing a weapon for an unlawful purpose on conviction, with a mandatory extended sentence of up to 20 years. Conviction on the charge of certain persons not to have weapons would mean a possible additional five to 10 years, and five without parole.

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