Atlantic City Man Gets 5 Years for Taxi Driver Robbery

• Davidson Dominique sentenced to five years in state prison
• Prosecutors say he pointed a handgun at a taxi driver's head and demanded money
• Dominique later fired one shot into the taxi's windshield

Mays Landing, N.J. — An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for robbing a driver at gunpoint after getting into a taxi at Ocean Casino, then firing a shot through the cab's windshield as he fled.

26-year-old Davidson Dominique was sentenced last Tuesday on second-degree robbery and second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose charges.

According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, on April 28th, 2025, an Atlantic City police officer was flagged down by a taxi driver who reported being robbed near Route 30 and New Jersey Avenue.

The driver told police he had picked up Dominique at Ocean Casino Resort.

After the driver reached the requested destination, Dominique pressed a handgun to the back of his head and demanded money. The driver handed over $100 and his cell phone. Dominique exited the cab and ran. When the driver attempted to follow him in his taxi, Dominique fired once into the windshield, striking the passenger side.

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