By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Atlantic County announced that on Friday, February 28, Gavin Guzman, 24, of Atlantic City, was sentenced to a 25-year term in New Jersey State Prison subject to the No Early Release Act after pleading guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter.
According to ACPO officials, on January 1, 2024, officers from the Atlantic City Police Department were dispatched to the Atlantic City Boardwalk at Michigan Avenue for a stabbing.
When officers arrived, they located a stabbing victim on a beach ramp in front of Bally’s Casino, Atlantic City Police said.
ACPO officials say the victim was identified as Nazir Cintron, 22.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office detectives reviewed surveillance from the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Surveillance footage showed a male suspect in dark colored clothing following the victim along the Boardwalk, making eye contact with him several times, and following him onto the boardwalk ramp, according to Atlantic County officials.
Atlantic City police stated that the suspect is then seen exiting the ramp less than two minutes later and walking onto Michigan Avenue.
Surveillance footage tracked the suspect to the corner of Missouri and Atlantic Avenues, where he was observed removing a jacket and placing it in a trashcan on the sidewalk, ACPO authorities said. 
Atlantic County officials said that detectives collected the jacket as evidence, which appeared to have possible bloodstains on it.
Detectives identified the suspect as Gavin Guzman, who pled guilty on November 14, 2024, Atlantic City Police stated.