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On Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Detectives Alberto Valles, Christian Ivanov, Christopher Dodson, and Eric Evans of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section were patrolling the area of South Carolina and Baltic Avenues when they observed Kenneth Marlow in the area. Detectives recognized Marlow as a man that was wanted for a shots-fired incident that occurred several weeks ago.
As the detectives approached Marlow, he began to run westbound through an empty lot towards Tennessee Avenue. Detectives pursued Marlow and observed him discard a satchel before he ran into an apartment building in the 100 block of north Tennessee Avenue, where he refused to exit the residence.
The Atlantic City Police Department’s Emergency Response Team, which includes SWAT, the Crisis Negotiation Team, and the Mobile Command Post, were activated and responded to the scene. Contact with Marlow was subsequently made by Crisis Negotiators via cell phone.
After approximately one and a half hours, negotiators convinced Marlow to surrender and exit the apartment building, police said.
Marlow was then taken into custody without incident. The satchel Marlow discarded was found to contain a loaded 9mm handgun that was determined to be a ‘ghost gun,’ a weapon that lacks a serial number rendering it difficult to trace.
The criminal charges stem from a shots-fired incident that occurred on Nov. 5. Marlow is allegedly seen on video surveillance firing a handgun. There were no reported injuries from the incident.
Marlow, of Atlantic City, was charged with several weapons offenses, resisting arrest and obstruction, police said.
Marlow was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Anyone with information about this incident or the original shots-fired incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.
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