Atlantic City, NJ, Man Arrested For Atlantic City Shooting Death

This was quite a law enforcement collaboration, which has led to the indictment and arrest of an Atlantic City, New Jersey man for first-degree murder.

Masterclass Effort By The United States Marshal Service, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office & Atlantic City Police Department

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office photo.

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Billie Woods, 44 years old, from Atlantic City, New Jersey was taken into police custody by members of the

U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force (RFF), Atlantic City Division.
Members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office — Major Crimes Unit.

Woods was taken into custody in Atlantic City, with the direct assistance of the Atlantic City Police Department.

The 2009 Murder Of David Nesbitt

Nesbitt was 32 years old at the time of his death. also of Atlantic City.

Woods was processed at the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and is presently lodged at the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Has Released The Following Information About This Case

On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, officers from the Atlantic City Police Department responded to calls of a shooting in the area of 227N. South Carolina Avenue, in Atlantic City at approximately 12:30 a.m.
An investigation by the Prosecutor's Office's Major Crimes Unit, in conjunction with the Atlantic City Police Department, revealed David Nesbitt had suffered several gunshot wounds and was subsequently pronounced deceased.
Over the past several months, detectives from the Major Crimes Unit reexamined the cold case and all of the evidence and ultimately a determination was made that probable cause existed to charge Woods with the murder. On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, an Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Woods on one count of first-degree Murder, says the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.