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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Weapons Charges: Prosecutor
A 53-year-old man from Atlantic City admitted to weapons offenses, authorities said.
Joaquin DeJesus pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms on Tuesday, April 11, in exchange for an eight-year term in New Jersey State Prison, they said.
On Oct. 29, 2021, a SWAT Team executed a court-authorized search warrant at 21 South Mansion Ave. in Atlantic City.
Seized from DeJesus' residence were $1,200 cash, 38 clear plastic baggies containing cocaine, an AM-15 rifle packaged in parts with extended magazines, a loaded Colt .38 Sp…
Atlantic City Hotel Search Leads To Handgun, Cocaine, $7,500 Cash
A search of a hotel room in Atlantic City led to an arrest and recovery of drugs and a handgun, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Aug. 16, detectives of the Special Investigations Section, along with members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s SWAT Team, made a warranted search on the room in the firrt block of Convention Boulevard.
Prior to the execution of the search warrant, detectives located the target individual, Joaquin DeJesus, arriving in his vehicle at which point he was detained and found in possession of seven grams of suspected cocaine packaged for distribution and $1,50…
