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Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun, Meth Charges Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun, Meth Charges
Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun, Meth Charges A 23-year-old man from Atlantic City has pleaded guilty to weapons and drug-related charges, authorities said. Hamid Palmer pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 29, to possessing methamphetamines and a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On May 3, 2021, Atlantic City Police were dispatched to Hard Rock Casino in reference to two males engaged in a verbal altercation. Police learned that Hamid Palmer and the other man, Daniel Brown, began fighting inside of a vehicle they arrived in, wherein Palmer assaulted Brown by biting his right hand, causing injur…

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by Jon Craig
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5 Arrested For Drug Dealing In Atlantic City: Police 5 Arrested For Drug Dealing In Atlantic City: Police
5 Arrested For Drug Dealing In Atlantic City: Police Five people were arrested on drug-related charges in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Friday, June 23, Atlantic City Detective Christopher Dodson conducted surveillance in the first block of south Tennessee Avenue targeting individuals that were selling, buying, or possessing drugs, police said. During the operation, four men and a woman were arrested. Officers recovered 48 grams of cocaine, three grams of heroin, and more than three grams of ecstasy, police said. Charged with various drug offenses were:  Mikye Degraffenreidt, 24, of Atlantic City; Louis Murphy, 23, of Atlantic …

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Pair Supplied Heroin/Fentanyl In 16-Year-Old Boy's OD Death A Jersey Shore couple was jailed in connection with an overdose heroin/fentanyl death of a 16-year-old boy last month, authorities said. David Belk, 45, and Stephanie O’Neill, 44, both of Little Egg Harbor, have been charged with strict liability, endangering the welfare of a child, and drug related charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Captain James Hawkins said. Belk and O’Neill supplied heroin and fentanyl to the 16-year-old boy, who was found unresponsive on the floor of an East Susquehanna Driver on July 3, authorities said. Responding officers administered li…

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by Cecilia Levine