According to the Press of Atlantic City Atlantic County led the state with the highest percentage of eligible defendants held pretrial last year, Prosecutor William Reynolds said.Of the 1,549 defendants eligible for pretrial detention, 46.1% were kept in jail, which is more than double the statewide average of 21.1%, according to statistics released on the judiciary’s website.“These results show that Atlantic County is leading the way in protecting our communities,” Reynolds said Tuesday in a news release. “