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Wanted Man From Atlantic City, Teen Arrested With Defaced Gun: Police

A wanted man and a teen were accused of having a defaced gun with a high-capacity magazine in Atlantic County, authorities said.

A cruiser for the Egg Harbor Township (NJ) Police Department.

A cruiser for the Egg Harbor Township (NJ) Police Department.

Photo Credit: Facebook - Egg Harbor Township Police Department

Russell Daniel, 27, of Atlantic City, and a 15-year-old were arrested at around 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release on Monday, July 1. An officer stopped them for a motor vehicle violation on Black Horse Pike about a mile west of the interchange with the Garden State Parkway.

Investigators said Daniel, who drove the vehicle, was wanted in Salem County for a gun offense. Officers searched the vehicle and found a 9mm gun with a defaced serial number, a 12-round high-capacity magazine, and 10 hollow-point bullets.

Daniel and the teen were taken into custody. They were charged with several offenses related to the defaced gun, as well as unlawful possession of a weapon. 

The teen was released on a summons, while Daniel was held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

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