Man Pulls Gun At Child's Birthday Party In South Jersey, Authorities Say

VINELAND, NJ — A 28-year-old man was found guilty after he was said to have used a gun to threaten someone at a child's birthday party in Vineland, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said.

Angel Rivera, of Vineland, was convicted by a jury of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapons for an unlawful purpose.

On June 27, 2021, Rivera had a gun at a one-year-old's birthday party when a physical fight occurred. He then took out the weapon in order to threaten or harass another person who was there.

Police responded and arrested Rivera a few blocks away after he fled when they arrived.

A K-9 unit found the gun about a half a block away from Rivera where it was believed he hid it in tall weeds on a vacant lot, officials added.

Rivera faces between five and ten years in jail with a minimum time of parole ineligibility of three and a half years.

Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 21.

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