58 year old Leon Ragland of North Carolina pled guilty to aggravated
assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose for a sentence of 5 years in Atlantic County Superior Court on Friday. On August 23, 2024, Atlantic City Police Department officers observed Ragland running with a knife in the area of Ohio and Arctic Avenues in Atlantic City. The victim flagged down the officers and reported that Ragland had asked him for cigarettes. When the victim declined to give Ragland cigarettes, Ragland swung a knife in the victim’s direction. The victim was uninjured. Judge Levin declined to release Ragland until sentencing, scheduled for August 1, 2025.