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Halim Fisher, 26, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 28 to six years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a handgun, eluding police, and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute on Monday, Aug. 12.
Investigators said Fisher and a teen sold crack to a man inside a convenience store on the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Fisher was arrested at the store and police found him with a drug scale and Ford car keys.
Police found the teen with crack and officers also saw a Ford Fusion that surveillance video showed Fisher parking near the store. A gun was seized from the glove compartment and laboratory testing confirmed Fisher's DNA on the gun.
In his guilty plea, Fisher also admitted to speeding away from police when officers tried to stop him in Mays Landing on Saturday, June 2, 2023. He also pleaded guilty to another cocaine-dealing charge on the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022.
Fisher must serve 3 1/2 years in prison before he's eligible for parole and he'll have a drug offender restraining order for the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City.
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