Cash exchange leads to gambling charge for two South Jersey men

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EVESHAM - Two South Jersey men were charged with illegal gambling after officers reportedly spotted them exchanging cash in a movie theater parking lot.

Davis Sothern, 28, of Cinnaminson, and Ryan Heal, 28, of Cherry Hill, were each charged with promoting gambling, police said.

According to police, an officer with the department's Proactive Unit watched the men exchange money outside the AMC movie theater on Route 73. Officers determined the men were involved in illegal gambling and seized $1,400 in cash.

Both men were released on their own recognizance.