Atlantic City Man Sentenced For BB Gun And Drugs

An Atlantic City man was sentenced on Thursday, Jan, 4, to three years in state prison after police found him with a BB gun, heroin, and fentanyl in 2021, authorities said.

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Chris Spiker

01/04/2024 4:17 p.m.

Atlantic County prosecutors said 43-year-old Emmanuel Diaz had been convicted of third-degree unlawful possession of a BB gun.

On Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, Atlantic City police saw Diaz walking near South Montpelier Avenue. The officers said when they made eye contact with Diaz, he put what looked like a semi-automatic black handgun in his front pocket.

Officers then searched Diaz and discovered the weapon was actually a semi-automatic BB gun. They also found him with 20 wax paper envelopes containing heroin and fentanyl.

Diaz will be eligible for parole after one year.

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