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Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Illegal Possession Of Handgun: Prosecutor

An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for unlawful possession of a handgun, authorities said.

John Stevens

John Stevens

Photo Credit: Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office

John Stevens, 21, was sentenced on Thursday, July 13, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

Stevens must serve three and one-half years before being eligible for parole, the prosecutor said.

The sentence is to run concurrent to a three-and-one-half-year sentence Stevens received in March of this year, also for unlawfully possessing a handgun, the prosecutor said.

On Jan. 10, Stevens and a co-defendant, Carlos Garcia-Perez, were stopped in the area of 1500 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City by plainclothes Atantic City detectives, the prosecutor said.

Both men were found to be in possession of a concealed handgun.

Stevens did not possess a permit for the firearm, which was determined to be a 9mm Taurus G2C handgun, the prosecutor said.

Garcia-Perez’s case is still pending.

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