Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Pleasantville Game Murder Is Detained: Prosecutor
A judge ordered Alvin Wyatt, of Atlantic City, remain detained in the Atlantic County Jail.
MAYS LANDING, NJ — A man charged with murdering a boy at a Pleasantville High School football game has been detained on a judge's orders, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced Wednesday. Alvin Wyatt will remain in Atlantic County Jail.
The Atlantic City man's charges were upgraded to murder after Micah Tennant, 10, died Nov. 20, the ACPO said. Tennant was one of three people shot Nov. 15 at a Pleasantville-Camden football game, authorities said.
Wyatt, 31, still faces two charges of attempted murder, as well as unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, the ACPO said.
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