Atlantic City Man Admits Setting Apartment Fire That Flooded Building, Faces 7-Year Sentence

Mays Landing, NJ — A fire set inside an Atlantic City apartment building escalated into widespread damage affecting multiple units, and the man responsible has now pleaded guilty, prosecutors said. Khalil Washington, 42, admitted to causing the incident that triggered heavy flooding inside the High Gates complex on Absecon Boulevard.

The plea, entered Ap...