Atlantic City, NJ, Police Arrest Two for Guns and Drugs

The Atlantic City, New Jersey Police Department has concluded a narcotics investigation that has resulted in two Atlantic City men being arrested for numerous guns and drug charges.

Regarding the investigation and these charges, the Atlantic City Police Department said:

On July 31, 2024, detectives of the Special Investigations Section conducted two court authorized search warrants on residences in the 1900 block of Caspian Avenue and 500 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard. The warrants were the result of a two-month investigation into the distribution of narcotics by Leon Henry and Kishon Woodall. As a result of the search warrants, Henry and Woodall were arrested. Detectives recovered two handguns including one stolen from Jacksonville, FL, five grams of cocaine, and paraphernalia used in the distribution of narcotics. Woodall also had several active warrants for his arrest, said the Atlantic City Police Department.

Atlantic City Police Detective Eric Evans led the investigation.

ARRESTED: Leon Henry, 37, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES: Unlawful possession of a weapon (two counts), unlawful possession of a weapon while committing a CDS offense (two counts), certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of an extended magazine, possession of a defaced firearm, receiving stolen property, possession of CDS, possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS para-phernalia, and money laundering.

ARRESTED: Kishon Woodall, 36, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES: Possession of CDS, possession of

CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of CDS within 1,000 feet of a school zone, and possession of CDS paraphernalia.

The Atlantic City Police Department has confirmed that both men are currently at the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

SOURCE: Captain Kevin Fair, Atlantic City Police Department, Public Information Officer for the ACPD.