33 year old Leon Green entered a plea in Superior Court Friday morning in
connection with the fatal shooting of Yusef Abdullah, 22, in 2018. The plea agreement calls for
Green to serve 30 years in New Jersey State Prison. The sentence is subject to the No Early
Release Act, meaning Green must serve 85% before becoming eligible for parole.
On June 1, 2018, the defendant entered the Fox Manor Hotel in Atlantic City armed with a loaded
handgun, which he fired into a crowded lobby. Abduallah, who was not the intended target of the
shooting, was wounded and died weeks later.
The defendant will be sentenced on May 2nd.