Fugitive Arrested In Atlantic City Hotel Stabbing, More Suspects Wanted

A wanted man from Cumberland County was arrested and police were looking for more suspects after a man was stabbed at an Atlantic City hotel, authorities said.

Showboat Hotel Atlantic City in September 2018.
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Chris Spiker

04/25/2024 2:30 p.m.

Marquise Cottman, 20, of Millville, was charged with aggravated assault, Atlantic City police said in a news release on Thursday, Apr. 25.

Police responded to a stabbing at Showboat Hotel Atlantic City on the 800 block of the Boardwalk at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 24. An officer found a 25-year-old man from The Bronx, NY, heavily bleeding from a stab wound.

The officer helped the man by applying a tourniquet to the man's wound. Paramedics then rushed him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, and he was expected to survive his injuries.

Investigators said the victim was in a fight with several suspects who punched, kicked, and stabbed him. Several hours after the stabbing, an officer arrested Cottman, who was accused of punching and kicking the victim.

Cottman also had an active arrest warrant. He was released on a summons with a future court date.

Anyone with information about the stabbing should call the Atlantic City Police Department at 609-347-5766 or text an anonymous tip to TIP411 (847411) and you must begin the text with "ACPD".

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