Atlantic City, NJ, Police: Armed Man Arrested After Foot Pursuit

Police in Atlantic City say a man who was armed is facing a long list of charges after a foot pursuit over the weekend.

Sunday night at around 9:30, the Atlantic City Police Department says one of their detectives received information about a man with a gun on the beach block of California Avenue.

Detective Dodson, along with Detectives Aaron Jones and Eric Evans, and Officer Brandon Bower, located Quadry Wise. As detectives approached to investigate, Wise began to run. As he attempted to jump a fence, he was apprehended and taken into custody without further incident.

Police say a handgun was in Wise's pants and he had 58 grams of marijuana that was packaged for distribution.

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29-year-old Quadry Wise of Washington Township has been charged with the following;

• Unlawful possession of a weapon
• Possession of a weapon while committing a CDS offense
• Possession of hollow-point ammunition
• Possession of a large-capacity magazine
• Certain person not to possess a weapon
• Obstruction of justice
• Resisting arrest
• Possession of CDS with intent to distribute
• Possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone
• Possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone
• Possession of CDS paraphernalia

Wise was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.