Most of the alleged members of the drug ring have been charged with either second- or third-degree distribution of narcotics or conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Three are accused of leading the drug ring: Mary Connolly, 54; Lauren Connolly, 28; and Douglas Patterson, 53, all of Egg Harbor Township. Patterson is Mary Connolly's former husband and Lauren Connolly is Mary Connolly's daughter.