For Immediate Release:  July 25, 2020

On July 24, 2020, a tip from a City of Atlantic City councilman led to the arrest of a man armed with a handgun that was involved in a dispute.

At 12:54 am, Officer Bryant Mitchell was stopped by City Councilman Moisse Delgado who provided information about a man with a handgun in the area of South Carolina and Drexel Avenues.  Officer Mitchell was also provided with a detailed description of the armed man.

Within minutes, Officer Mitchell along with other officers located the described man, Antonio Gibson.  Gibson was actively engaged in a verbal dispute with another man.  While approaching Gibson, Officer Mitchell observed the handle of a handgun sticking out of Gibson’s pocket.  Gibson was arrested without incident and the handgun was recovered.  Gibson was also found in possession of 11 bags of heroin and marijuana.

ARRESTED:  Antonio Gibson, 45, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES:  Unlawful possession of a weapon, certain person not to possess a weapon, and two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

Gibson was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or anonymously text to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD.   

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Alert sent on 07/25/2020 at 7:58AM EDT

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