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Boxcutter-Wielding Bandit Gets 8 Years In State Prison In Attempted Atlantic City Casino Holdup
A South Jersey man who put a box cutter to the neck of an Atlantic City slot machine player during an attempted robbery was sentenced to a minimum of seven years in state prison. Shawn P. Applewhite, 25, of the Burlington County town of Marlton, demanded money and jewelry, but the victim got up and fought him off, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. A bystander also intervene before a Bally’s Hotel and Casino security supervisor and officer grabbed Applewhite following the failed December 2020 holdup, the attorney general said. Applewhite was sentenced to eight year…