59°
Hamid Palmer pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 29, to possessing methamphetamines and a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
On May 3, 2021, Atlantic City Police were dispatched to Hard Rock Casino in reference to two males engaged in a verbal altercation.
Police learned that Hamid Palmer and the other man, Daniel Brown, began fighting inside of a vehicle they arrived in, wherein Palmer assaulted Brown by biting his right hand, causing injury.
While gathering the occupants’ information, police observed a clear, knotted plastic bag containing a white, rock-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine, on the floor of the passenger side of the vehicle.
Neither Palmer nor Brown took ownership of the suspected controlled dangerous substance at the scene, and both men were subsequently arrested. The substance was later confirmed by lab tests as methamphetamine.
On April 16, 2022, Atlantic City Police were dispatched to 400 N. North Carolina Avenue in reference to a Shot Spotter alert. On scene, residents alerted police to having heard approximately 12 shots fired at the intersection of North Carolina and Adriatic Avenues.
Police then observed Palmer in the area and stopped him. A search of Palmer yielded a .38 special handgun on his person, the prosecutor said.
Palmer is scheduled to be sentenced in both cases on Aug. 10,
Click here to follow Daily Voice Egg Harbor Township and receive free news updates.
