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At approximately 12:36 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 30, Atlantic City patrol were dispatched to the first block of north Missouri Avenue after police communications received a 911 call from a female reporting that she was being chased by a male with a gun who was driving a silver Chevy Equinox.
Moments later, police communications received a second 911 call from a concerned citizen who witnessed two females in a fight at the corner of Missouri and Atlantic Avenues. It was further reported that one of the females was forced into a silver Chevy Equinox by an unidentified male before the vehicle sped off. The concerned citizen took down the license plate information and forwarded it to police communications.
Officers subsequently came in contact with Sharrik Molley and Gina Hernandez, who were positively identified as the suspects involved in the earlier incident. Molley and Hernandez were taken into custody without incident. The investigation led to a search of the residence where officers located a loaded handgun. The victim was located safely by the officers inside the residence.
Molley, 52, of Mays Landing, was charged with aggravated assault, criminal restraint and weapons charges, police said.
Hernandez, 29, of Tuckerton, was charged with assault and criminal restraint, police said.
Molley was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Hernandez was released on a summons pending a future court date.
Anyone with information about this 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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