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Carteret police make illegal gambling bust
April 11, 2008 - 12:29AM
Jannette Pippin
DAILY NEWS STAFF
MOREHEAD CITY - Five Carteret County residents have been cited on misdemeanor charges after police uncovered an alleged gambling operation at the site of a Morehead City business.
Police seized approximately $7,000 from the individuals as well as a poker table, chips and cards, and ledgers that indicated there was more than a friendly game of poker going on, said Morehead City Police Department Maj. Richard Abell.
"This had been going on for some time," he said. "We seized ledgers indicating names and either money won or monies owed."
A poker game was under way Wednesday when authorities conducted a search at O'Malley's Pub and Grill on Arendell Street in Morehead City, Abell said. The alleged gambling operation was going on in a building detached from the main restaurant and used by the business for storage, he said.
Abell said the gambling operation was uncovered during a separate investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the two agencies conducted a search of the business at the same time.
Public affairs officials at Cherry Point Air Station confirmed the search Wednesday was related to an investigation of a worker's compensation matter.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information can be released, 1st Lt. Ryan Powell said.
Abell said each of the five men playing poker at the time had money on them. Each was cited by Morehead City Police Department with a misdemeanor charge for gambling by playing or betting on a game of chance.
According to police the following individuals received citations and will have to appear in court on the charges: David Reid Rickman, 68, of Emerald Isle; John Eric Main, 62, of Morehead City; Joseph William Giffin, 48, of Newport; Luke Bradshaw Midgett Jr., 70 of Beaufort; and John Francis McGuire, 83, of Morehead City.
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