An Atlantic City man who stole his ex-girlfriend’s handgun from her safe and later threatened her with it was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. 39 year old Dennis Bell is subject to a year of parole ineligibility. The Press of Atlantic City reports Egg Harbor Township police responded to a home in the 200 block of Leap Street on Feb. 24 for a report of a domestic dispute between the victim and her ex-boyfriend. Officers found Bell in a bedroom being held down by the victim’s son. He told police he came to the home to return the gun.
The victim said she noticed the weapon missing from her safe and confronted Bell about it before he brandished it at her while yelling.