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Atlantic County Man Pleads Guilty to 2019 Shooting of 10-Year-Old Boy

Atlantic County

MAYS LANDING – A 28-year-old Atlantic City man has pleaded guilty to weapons charges in connection the fatal shooting of a ten-year-old boy in Pleasantville, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.

Officials said Tyrell Dorn was charged in November following the shooting of the ten-year-old Micah Tennant and on today, he pleaded guilty to Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Person with a sentence recommendation of seven years and five years must be served.

According to police, Dorn and three other individuals left the field after the shooting at a Pleasantville football game and as police attempted to pull over the vehicle, Dorn threw a handgun out of the driver’s side window.

In February, an Atlantic County grand jury returned an indictment against Alvin Wyatt for the following charges in the death of 10-year-old Micah Tennant who was shot at the Pleasantville-Camden High School football game in Pleasantville on Nov. 15, 2019:

Murder, two counts of Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

Officials say there were four other males at the game and connected to the shootings and are charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not to possess a weapon.

The individuals include: Michael Mack, 27, Dorn, 28, Shahid Dixon, 27–all of Atlantic City— and Vance Golden, 26, of Pleasantville.

Dixon is also charged with eluding.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Pleasantville Police Department, Absecon Police Department, Atlantic City Police Department, ATF, Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department and Stockton Police Department were all instrumental in quickly apprehending these individuals.

Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seth Levy represents the state in the matter.

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