Atlantic City Police officers arrested three individuals and recovered 2 handguns and hollow point bullets in separate incidents.

On March 12, 2022, officers responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Blaine Avenue for a domestic dispute. Responding officers learned that the suspect, Ashnell Samuel, pointed a handgun at the victim and threatened to shoot the victim in the face. The officers determined that Samuel was still inside the residence. Sergeant Annese Parks, who is also a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team, made contact with Samuel via cellphone. Sergeant Parks convinced Samuel to exit the residence peacefully where he surrendered and was taken into custody without incident. A subsequent investigation led to a search of the residence where a loaded .9mm handgun was recovered.

ARRESTED: Ashnell Samuel, 39, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES: Unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, aggravated assault, certain persons not to possess weapons, and terroristic threats.

Samuel was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

On March 11, 2022, detectives of the Special Investigations Section executed a residential court approved search warrant in the 100 block of north South Carolina Avenue. As a result, Miguel Rivera, the target of the investigation, was arrested along with Kishawn Roberts. During the search, detectives located a digital scale used for distributing narcotics, a quantity of hollow point ammunition, and a loaded Taurus semi-automatic handgun. The handgun was determined to be stolen out of Philadelphia PA. The warrant was the culmination of an approximate month-long investigation led by Detective Alberto Valles.

ARRESTED: Miguel Rivera, 40, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES:  Unlawful possession of a weapon, certain persons not to possess a weapon, possession of hollow point ammunition, receiving stolen property, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.

ARRESTED:  Kishawn Roberts, 58, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES:  Possession of handgun ammunition

Rivera was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Roberts was released on a summons pending a future court date.

All charges are mere accusations, and the accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Anyone with information about these incidents is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD.

Alert sent on 03/16/2022 at 7:38PM EDT

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