Man beaten, stabbed at hotel on Atlantic City Boardwalk, police say

Police are investigating after a fight at the Showboat Resort Atlantic City Wednesday ended with a man being beaten and stabbed.

Atlantic City Police Department said around 9 p.m. officers responded to the hotel after receiving a report that a man was stabbed.

Upon arrival, police said officers found the victim - a 25-year-old man from Bronx, New York - suffering from a stab wound that was bleeding heavily.

Police said officers applied a tourniquet and rendered immediate aid before the man was transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation revealed that the man became involved in an altercation with numerous suspects who assaulted him by punching, kicking and stabbing, according to police.

Then, several hours after the incident, police said Marquise Cottman, 20, of Millville, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault for punching and kicking the victim.

Police said Cottman was also found to have an active warrant for his arrest. He was released on a summons.

On Thursday, police arrested two additional men for their involvement in the assault.

Police said Detective Lisa Kaplin-Caldwell was investigating an incident and was able to identify Julius Reed, 19, of Atlantic City, as a suspect. He was found to have an active arrest warrant issued by Camden County, New Jersey.

Then, at 10:57 p.m., police said Showboat security personnel alerted the police department that Reed and a second suspect, Tyreke Allen-Whittaker, 18, of Bridgeton, New Jersey had entered their property. 

Police said the suspects left, but officers were able to locate them at Delaware and Atlantic Avenues and take them into custody without incident. 

Reed was charged with stabbing the victim and Allen-Whittaker was charged with punching the victim, according to police

Police said Reed was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Allen-Whittaker was released on a summons.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit at 609-347-5766.