Egg Harbor City Man Pleads Guilty To 2023 Boardwalk Shooting Death
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 5:30 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ.- On Friday, January 17, 2025, Jahlil Boston, 35, of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, appeared in Atlantic County Superior Court and pleaded guilty to first-degree Aggravated Manslaughter in connection with the March 2023 shooting death of a 34-year-old man on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
According to Atlantic County Prosecutor William E. Reynolds, in return for the guilty plea, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office will recommend that Boston be sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to the No Early Release Act, which will require Boston to serve 85% of his custodial term before becoming eligible for parole. Boston will be subject to parole supervision for an additional five years upon release from state prison.
The guilty plea stems from an incident that began on March 18, 2023, when members of the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting on the 1900 Block of the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Police Officers Find Man Dead
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a 34-year-old man unresponsive from a gunshot wound. The man was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.
Area surveillance footage captured the shooting. Later that night, Boston was taken into custody a few blocks from the scene. Boston has remained in custody in the Atlantic County Justice Facility since his arrest. Boston is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12, 2025. Following sentencing, he will transferred to the custody of the New Jersey State Department of Corrections.
