Muhammad Zia was handcuffed and charged with threatening a witness in the civil case against him, authorities said.
Owner Muhammad Zia talks with Atlantic City Police Officer Ivaylo Ivanov outside his Food 4 Less convenience store, as police and service groups do their daily outreach along Atlantic Avenue, March 5, 2019. Zia is now a councilmember.Councilmember who is fighting a challenge to his residency was handcuffed and escorted out of the civil trial last week after being charged with threatening a witness testifying against him, authorities said.
The civil trial is a challenge to Zia’s residency filed by Maria Lacca, the unsuccessful Republican opponent in the November 2023 municipal election for the 5th Ward Council seat. Zia was sworn in in January to the Atlantic City Council after winning by 44 votes.
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