Atlantic County is facing a potentially costly decision over the future of its aging jail, and Sheriff Joseph "Tokyo Joe" O'Donoghue says he believes any replacement facility should remain in Atlantic County. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, the future of the Atlantic County Justice Facility surfaced during O'Donoghue's appearance this week on Off The Press with Scott Cronick on WOND (M-F, 4-6pm), where the sheriff discussed the possibility of regionalizing jail operations with another county. O'Donoghue said he understands Atlantic County officials are continuing to explore options after an earlier concept involving Camden County failed to move forward.
AC Teen Charged With Manslaughter In Deadly Collision
A 16-year-old Atlantic City juvenile has been charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated manslaughter following a deadly August head-on collision. The crash claimed the lives of 54-year-old Robert Barr, Jr., and 67-year-old Alice Stilwell, both of Egg Harbor Township. State police investigators used search warrants to collect DNA and latent fingerprints from the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon involved in the wreck. A laboratory report recently confirmed the teen's blood was on the driver-side airbags and windshield, leading authorities to add a charge for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Five Year Sentence For Eluding Police, Resisting Arrest
A 22-year-old Pleasantville man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison following a series of law enforcement encounters across Atlantic County. Judge Donna M. Taylor handed down the sentence Tuesday to Khalid Haraksin after he pleaded guilty to charges across four separate indictments, including eluding police, resisting arrest, and conspiracy to commit theft. Haraksin's convictions stem from multiple incidents between 2021 and 2025, ranging from a financial fraud scheme to fleeing officers in a vehicle, on foot, and on an e-bike. His sentences will run concurrently, bringing an end to the multi-agency investigations led by Atlantic City and Pleasantville police along with county prosecutors.
AC Man Gets 14 Years Behind Bars in Drugs, Gun Case
An Atlantic City man is headed to state prison for 14 years after being caught with a fully automatic firearm and drugs during a traffic stop. Thirty-four-year-old Nathaniel Fisher was sentenced Tuesday following a guilty plea to weapons charges and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Galloway Township police discovered Fisher in the back seat of a vehicle with a illegal 9-millimeter handgun and 100 bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl. Under New Jersey law, Fisher must serve at least five years before becoming eligible for parole.
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