For Immediate Release:  January 6, 2020

On January 3, 2020, three men were arrested, two handguns and narcotics recovered after a man was robbed. 

At 10:35 pm, Officer Bayron Zelaya-Chavez was stopped at Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Arctic Avenues by a man saying he was just robbed and pistol whipped by three men in the 1600 block of Atlantic Avenue.  The victim, a 48-year-old man from Atlantic City, had a laceration on his head and stated that two of the men were armed with handguns.  The victim pointed out three men on Arctic Avenue.

Officer Zelaya-Chavez radioed for additional units and observed the three men enter a vehicle.  Along with assisting officers, the three men were ordered from the vehicle and all three were detained. 

Inside the vehicle, officers recovered two loaded handguns, 223.5 grams of cocaine, 295 bags of heroin, 87 oxycodone pills, and 42 OxyContin pills.  Officers also recovered from the vehicle and three suspects more than $6,200 in cash.  One handgun was found to have been reported stolen in South Carolina.  Brian Wilson, Ahmad Martin, and Taron Burnside were arrested. 

ARRESTED:  Brian Wilson, a 51-year-old man from Atlantic City

CHARGES:  Robbery, conspiracy, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of prescription drugs, possession with intent to distribute CDS, possession of CDS paraphernalia, possession of a weapon while committing a CDS offense, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, aggravated assault, theft, and certain person not to possess a weapon.

ARRESTED:  Ahmad Martin, a 24-year-old man from Atlantic City.

CHARGES:  Robbery, conspiracy, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of prescription drugs, possession with intent to distribute CDS, possession of CDS paraphernalia, possession of a weapon while committing a CDS offense, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, aggravated assault, theft, and certain person not to possess a weapon.

ARRESTED:  Taron Burnside, a 27-year-old man from Atlantic City.

CHARGES:  Robbery, conspiracy, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of prescription drugs, possession with intent to distribute CDS, possession of CDS paraphernalia, possession of a weapon while committing a CDS offense, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, aggravated assault, and theft.

All three men were remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

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