Two New York City Men Indicted for Tropicana AC Stabbings

Two New York City men feature been indicted by a New island of Jersey grand jury. They allegedly stabbed II males during a mass brawl at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino inwards Atlantic Ocean City inwards July 2020.

Jabari Cummings, 31, of Brooklyn, and Delroy McNeil, 33, of Queens, make apiece been supercharged with aggravated assault, possession of a arm for unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Cummings is also charged with cocaine ownership and tampering with physical evidence.

Both victims survived the attacks.

“The Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau deeds nearly with the State Police to inquire and pursue crimes committed at the Atlantic City casinos, whether they are financial crimes such as identicalness theft or money laundering, or violent crimes of the typecast alleged here,” said Director Veronica Allende of the New island of Jersey Division of Criminal Justice inward a statement.

Serious Injuries

According to prosecutors, what began as a verbal conflict betwixt individuals inward a restroom chop-chop escalated into a big fight back 'tween two groups — one from New York, and the other from New Jersey — that spilled onto the cassino floor.

Police were called to the shot just before 3 am on July 20. They found 1 victim with a thrust combat injury to the chest and a wounding to the abdomen. He had allegedly been attacked by McNeil.

The other victim, allegedly attacked past Cummings, suffered a combat injury to the left hand position of the chest that lacerated his lung.

McNeil was also knifed, and made his way of life to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. When police force investigators arrived at the infirmary to look into the stabbings, they learned a vehicle connected to the defend was parked outside.

Drugs, Knives Hidden

Inside, they found several members of the New York group, including Cummings, who allegedly threw 2 knives and 14 vials of cocaine under the vehicle, leading to the narcotics and tampering charges.

When force erupts inward crowded locations, the ensuing topsy-turvyness tin make up it hard for investigators to patch together the successiveness of events. But the State Police detectives who investigated both assaults used a variety of investigative techniques to not only work sensory faculty of the chaos, but to swiftly apprehend the accused,” said Colonel St. Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New island of Jersey State Police.

“I remember the persevering work on of our detectives and partners at the Office of the Attorney General, who hold ensured the suspects are held accountable for their alleged crimes.”