Full Notification

On Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:30am Detective Cavileer and Patrolman Akeret came into contact with Brandon D. Degree at the intersection of West California Avenue and South New Road in reference to an outstanding warrant. Mr. Degree, 30 years old and from Absecon, was taken into custody without incident. Subsequent to his arrest Mr. Degree was found to have a loaded 9mm handgun, 1.33 ounces of marijuana, a large sum of cash, and packaging material on his person.

Mr. Degree was charged with Certain Persons Prohibited to Possess Weapons, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon During a CDS Offense, Distribution of CDS, Distribution of CDS within 1,000ft of a School Zone, Possession of Hollow Point Bullets, Possession of Marijuana Under 50 grams, Failure to Make Lawful Disposition to Police, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Absecon Municipal Court approved a warrant for the charges and Mr. Degree was lodged into the Atlantic County Jail.

Anyone with additional information contact the Absecon Police Department at 609-641-0667.