22 year old Altarik Hopkins of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest by flight, and obstructing the administration of law.
On May 5, 2021, the Atlantic City Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle which had
been reported stolen out of Vineland. Hopkins and his juvenile co-defendants fled the stolen
vehicle on foot. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of cellphones and two loaded
handguns. Police searched the cellphones and uncovered timestamped videos of Hopkins and the juvenile co-defendants passing around the handguns while driving through rival gang territory in the stolen vehicle.
Under oath, during his guilty plea, Hopkins admitted he possessed a loaded handgun with the
purpose of intimidating rival gang members. He’s expected to be sentenced next month.