A Wildwood Crest man was sentenced to prison in a plea agreement that wrapped up three separate cases that included a shooting and drug dealing.
Christopher DiAntonio, 20, was sentenced to five years in prison for unlawful possession of a handgun in a shooting where he was wounded, Atlantic County Prosecutor Will Reynolds said.
DiAntonio went to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus Aug. 12, 2020, with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to the prosecutor.
An investigation found that he had accidentally shot himself in the leg while at the Quality Inn.
DiAntonio also was sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine possession, stemming from a July 14, 2021, arrest where Atlantic City police saw him engaged in “an open-air drug market in front of 1542 Atlantic Ave.,” the prosecutor said.
The sentencing also included a criminal mischief charge DiAntonio got while he was in the Atlantic County Justice Facility this year.
He was given three years for tampering with the sprinkler system, flooding his cell.
The sentences run concurrent. He must serve at least 3½ years of the five-year sentence.
