By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Atlantic County announced that on Monday, December 8, Laquay Gibbs, 44, of Egg Harbor City, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Donna M. Taylor, J.S.C., to second-degree possession with the intent to distribute heroin.
Under the terms of his guilty plea, Gibbs is expected to be sentenced to an aggregate term of six years in New Jersey State Prison, ACPO officials say.
According to Atlanitc County officials, on May 4, 2022, pursuant to search warrants issued by the Hon. W. Todd Miller, J.S.C., Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office detectives from the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit (GGN) executed a search warrant on Laquay Gibbs’ vehicle, a 2020 gray Acura, at the Showboat Hotel located at 801 Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ.
At the time of the search warrant execution, Gibbs was standing outside the car next to the open trunk, Atlantic County officials stated.
From inside the trunk, ACPO officials say police seized approximately 500 white wax folds stamped “WAP” containing heroin, one clear plastic bag containing a brownish powdery substance (heroin) weighing 16.8 grams, several hundred unstamped empty white wax bags, one black ink “WAP” stamper, one Ziplock-style bag containing several hundred tan rubber bands, one digital scale, two rolls of Scotch tape, and one cut measuring straw, four purple/pink Ecstasy pills (MDMA), and three cellphones.
Gibbs also pleaded guilty to a simple assault of a victim, T.B., from an incident that occurred on March 11, 2022, according to Atlantic County officials. 
He will continue to be held in jail pending sentencing, Atlantic County officials said. Sentencing is scheduled for February 2, 2026.