Meadowlands Hotel Housekeeper Finds Loaded Gun In Room, PA Guest Goes To Jail

A Pennsylvania man found himself in jail after a housekeeper at a hotel across the highway from MetLife Stadium found a loaded gun in his room, authorities said.

Royal Spraggins
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Jerry DeMarco

07/11/2023 8:00 p.m.

The 9mm Springfield Armory XD-E pistol found on a nightstand at the Hilton Meadowlands on eastbound Route 3 had eight hollow-point bullets in the magazine and a round in the chamber, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said.

Royal Spraggins, 35, of Sharon Hill, PA, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, July 11, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, records show.

He's charged with unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit and possession of prohibited ammo.

East Rutherford police, meanwhile, stored the gun for safekeeping until Spraggins is able to legally retrieve it.

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