An Atlantic City man arrested after he was found inside a ransacked City Hall office in October was released Friday after pleading guilty to burglary.
Sherif Ramadan, 39, had 26 pending court matters when he was arrested inside the building Oct. 2.
One of those was the theft of a vehicle he allegedly drove to a Wawa in Mt. Ephraim, Camden County. A receipt inside the car — which was recovered in Atlantic City 2½ weeks later — led to a Visa card in Ramadan’s name, according to information previously reported by BreakingAC.
Details of the damage have not been released. But Ramadan did allegedly relieve himself on a desk.
“That’s really the biggest complaint here is that he kind of ransacked some stuff,” defense attorney Kevin Moses said at the hearing in October.
"Kind of ransacked some stuff?” the judge interjected. “He defecated on an office desk.”
Mayor Marty Small alleged that City Councilman George Tibbitt released photos of the aftermath in an attempt to make the administration look bad.
Tibbitt told BreakingAC that he had no ill intent toward the mayor, and instead was looking to draw attention to the homeless issue that had now entered the city’s own building.
The plea calls for probation and restitution.
As a condition of his release, Ramadan must attend IOP, intensive outpatient program. He also is under monitoring.
If Ramadan does not comply with the terms of his probation, he will be subject to three years in prison.
