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Deshoin Rowell, 22, of Northfield, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 31, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Among his crimes was setting a guest on fire during a bonfire at his home on July 4, 2021, the prosecutor said.
He was convicted on three separate indictments charging him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the prosecutor said.
After an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit from July of 2019, Rowell was arrested after he sold cocaine to an undercover police operative in the area of North Main Street in Pleasantville, the prosecutor said.
On Dec. 30, 2019, Pleasantville police responded to a ShotSpotter Alert in the area of West Wright Street and Chestnut Avenue. Four rounds were fired by Rowell’s codefendant, the prosecutor said.
A .45 caliber Glock 30 semi-automatic handgun was located in Rowell’s bedroom that is believed to have been used in the shooting, the prosecutor said.
Lastly, on July 4, 2021, at a Northfield bonfire at Rowell’s residence he "deliberately poured flammable liquid onto the clothing of his victim causing him to catch on fire," the prosecutor said.
The victim was hospitalized and suffered first, second, and third degree burns to his hands, arms, stomach, and inner thigh resulting in a lengthy recovery, the prosecutor said
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