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Boxcutter-Wielding Bandit Gets 8 Years In State Prison In Attempted Atlantic City Casino Holdup Boxcutter-Wielding Bandit Gets 8 Years In State Prison In Attempted Atlantic City Casino Holdup
Boxcutter-Wielding Bandit Gets 8 Years In State Prison In Attempted Atlantic City Casino Holdup A South Jersey man who put a box cutter to the neck of an Atlantic City slot machine player during an attempted robbery was sentenced to a minimum of seven years in state prison. Shawn P. Applewhite, 25, of the Burlington County town of Marlton, demanded money and jewelry, but the victim got up and fought him off, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. A bystander also intervene before a Bally’s Hotel and Casino security supervisor and officer grabbed Applewhite following the failed December 2020 holdup, the attorney general said. Applewhite was sentenced to eight year…
NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt
NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt A South Jersey man put a box cutter to the neck of an Atlantic City slot machine player during an attempted robbery, then fled after the would-be victim fought back, authorities said. Shawn P. Applewhite, 25, of Marlton, demanded the victim’s money and jewelry, but he stood up and fought him off, an indictment returned by a state grand jury in Trenton says. A bystander also tried to help subdue Applewhite, who ran off before a Bally’s Hotel and Casino security supervisor and officer grabbed him, it says. The indictment, which charges him with robbery and weapons possession, was secured by …