Atlantic City Men Charged in Pair of Casino Robberies

Two Atlantic City residents have been charged in connection with two robberies at casinos last week, New Jersey State Police said via Facebook Monday morning.

Lesse Lewis, 20, and Nasiyr McNeil, 21, were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery after they allegedly grabbed a purse from a woman and ran out of the Resorts Hotel and Casino on Thursday night.

They were caught by casino security as they allegedly tried to flee the scene.

McNeil was also charged with being a wanted person out of Philadelphia.

Both men were lodged in Atlantic County jail, Lewis on $100,000 bail and McNeil on a no bail warrant.

The following day, State Police detectives were contacted by Borgata security about a similar theft that occurred a little more than an hour before the Resorts incident.

A review of the surveillance footage showed the same two men allegedly steal cash from a male patron at the Borgata.

That man did not want to pursue the matter at that time. The footage showed that they had likely changed their clothes between the two crimes.

The detectives additionally charged Lewis and Nasiyr with theft and conspiracy to commit theft in connection with the Borgata crime.

The attached images of the suspects were posted on the New Jersey State Police Facebook page.