Cops: Couple had loaded gun at AMC theater, 2 stun guns in car

EVESHAM — A tip to police about a suspicious couple at the Marlton AMC Theater with a possible firearm ended with a man and woman's arrest and the confiscation of a loaded handgun, along with a few other non-lethal weapons.

At about 10:30 p.m. Monday, a theater employee called township police and said that a man and woman were "acting suspicious" and that the man appeared to have a firearm in his waistband.

Officers responded and found the 23-year-old man with a loaded 40-caliber handgun tucked into the waistband of his pants, according to Evesham police.

A search of the couple’s vehicles also turned up two stun guns and pepper spray, police said.

Dennix Alicea, of Camden, was charged with third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Suehaley Otero, 30, of Maple Shade, was charged with fourth-degree possession of stun guns and pepper spray.

It remains illegal to carry a stun gun in New Jersey. It is legal to possess a stun gun or Taser within a home in New Jersey following a 2017 legal challenge.

Pepper spray is allowed as a non-lethal weapon under state law, but only in sizes of 3/4 ounce or less in one device.

Police did not disclose what size the pepper spray was that was found in the woman's vehicle.