Posts Tagged ‘weapons offenses’
Milford Man Arrested for Assault
Milton Man Charged in Shooting Incident in Felton
A Milton man was arrested after a shooting Sunday morning in Felton. Delaware State Police were called to Green Stinger Sports Bar around 1:30 Sunday morning for a shooting in the parking lot and police were told the suspect was in the parking lot pointing a gun at people. Police located the man, identified as…
Read MoreArrest in Bridgeville Homicide
Delaware State Police have made an arrest in a homicide last month in Bridgeville. Police arrested 23 year old Ian’Tae Albury of Bridgeville in the death of 26 year old Dequan Lake, who was found November 25th along Mill Park Drive with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Lake died at a nearby hospital.…
Read MoreWicomico County Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in July Shooting in Salisbury
Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and Salisbury Police have arrested a Salisbury man on firearms offenses. Police went into a Chippewa Boulevard home with a search and seizure warrant on Thursday where they arrested 22 year old Kairee Vanlandingham. Evidence collected during the search connected Vanlandingham to a shooting on July 5th on Chippewa Boulevard during…
Read MoreLincoln Man Charged with Weapons Offenses Following Officer-involved Shooting
Delaware State Police were called for a domestic incident Sunday around 8pm. Witnesses say 49 year old Kenneth Fisher of Lincoln was armed with a handgun – and was spotted running down Johnson Road as troopers arrived. He was told to stop and show his hands, but Fisher reached into his waistband and one trooper…
Read MoreDelmar Teen Charged with Hate Crimes & Weapons Offenses
Laurel Police have charged a Delmar teen after a 13 year old reported that someone pointed a gun at him during a 9-1-1 call a week ago. Police contacted the victim, who was accompanied by a guardian, and learned the suspect was gone from the area. Police investigation determined the juvenile was playing basketball in…
Read MoreEllendale Woman Charged with Weapons Offenses After an Assault
An Ellendale woman has been arrested on felony weapons offenses after a investigation by Delaware State Police in to an assault on Wednesday. Police were called just before 9am Wednesday for an assault at a home on Orchard Road in Ellendale and contacted a 29 year old Millsboro man with a cut to his arm.…
Read MoreWilmington Man Arrested for DUI & Weapons Offenses Near Frederica
Dover Man Charged with DUI and Weapons Offenses
A Dover man has been charged with DUI and gun offenses after an investigation Saturday. Delaware State Police were called just before 3am for a person passed out behind the wheel after a Ford Edge was found stopped against a curb in the northbound lanes on South Dupont Highway. When Troopers contacted the driver, 25…
Read MoreUPDATED: Centreville, Maryland Man Charged in Felton Shooting
UPDATED: 4/26/23–The Delaware State Police have charged 36-year-old Steven M. Smith of Centreville, Maryland for the murder of Charles Kupidlowski, which occurred in March. Smith had been awaiting extradition to Delaware from Maryland. Today, Smith was transported from the Queen Anne’s County Detention Center to Troop 2 by state detectives from the Department of Justice Extradition Unit. Smith was…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Convicted in 2021 Shooting
A Wicomico County jury has found 34 year old Gary Dupont of Salisbury guilty of attempted 2nd degree murder and other offenses. Sentencing has been postponed to allow for a pre-sentencing investigation. Court records show Dupont shot a women in the abdomen when she tried to take his picture for police after an fight involving…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Convicted of Assault, Weapons Offenses
A 31-year-old Salisbury man has been convicted of First-Degree Assault and weapons offenses. Sentencing is postponed for the completion of a pre-sentencing investigation. Markel Barkley remains in custody pending sentencing. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on October 11th, 2022, in which Barkley threatened his then-girlfriend with an illegal handgun as they were…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Armed Robbery
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison – with 5 years of that sentence without the possibility of parole. Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County sentenced 25 year old Kendal Smiley last week after his jury conviction in January of armed robbery, 1st degree assault and weapons offenses.…
Read MoreSmyrna Man Arrested in Milford Following Impaired Driving Investigation
Smyrna Woman Charged with 4th Felony DUI & Weapons Offenses
A Smyrna woman has been charged with DUI and weapons offenses after a traffic stop just before 2:30 Friday morning. Delaware State Police spotted a Jeep Wrangler failing to stay within the lane of travel on Route 13 near Smyrna Leipsic Road and made a traffic stop. Troopers could smell alcohol coming from the driver,…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison on Weapons Offenses
A Salisbury man has been convicted of possession of a firearm and related charges earlier this week by Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County Kathleen Beckstead sentenced Dashawn Rivers to eight years in prison – the mandatory minimum sentence is five years. Officials in the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s office say Rivers…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Greenwood Shooting
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a shooting that occurred Thursday evening in Greenwood. Police were called to Bender Farm Road just after 7pm and found a 62 year old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg or foot and a stab wound to the upper body. The victim was taken to an…
Read MoreDover Teen Charged in Shooting Incident
Delaware State Police have arrested a 16 year old boy after a shooting incident last Sunday on Joshua Clayton Road in Dover. Police learned that a 26 year old man was walking in the area when male suspect fired multiple shots in his direction – the victim was not struck or injured. The juvenile suspect…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder
A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to one count of attempted 1st degree murder and a weapons violation. Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, W. Newton Jackson sentenced 20 year old Mohammed Tarer to 30 years in prison – suspending all but 20 years of active incarceration. Salisbury Police were called to…
Read MoreDover Man Charged with Murder after Stabbing
Maryland Man Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder
A Delmar, Maryland man has been found guilty of second degree murder and other offenses. After a 4-day jury trial, 21 year old Jaron Purnell was also convicted on a count of attempted second degree murder and weapons charges. The Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, presided over…
Read MorePolice: Man Pointed Gun At Man, Fled
A Georgetown man is wanted on several felony charges. According to Delaware State Police, a man walked to a camper being stored at the 23,000-block of Asbury Road Tuesday afternoon, opened the door and saw a man inside. That man pointed a gun at the other man, who ran back inside for cover. State Police…
Read MoreDriver Found Passed Out At Gas Pumps Charged With 3rd DUI, Other Offenses
A Laurel man is facing numerous weapons-and-drugs related charges as well as his third DUI offense. According to Delaware State Police, troopers were called to the Oasis Truck Stop on Sussex Highway about an unconscious driver of a pick-up truck at the gas pumps. The man was awakened, and State Police say signs of intoxication…
Read MoreCrash Leads To Driver’s Arrest For DUI, Drugs – Weapons Charges
A crash investigation has led to a Bridgeville man’s arrest for DUI and drugs-and-weapons charges. Delaware State Police said troopers responded to a reported crash in the 13,000-block of Deer Forest Road early Saturday, and found a car in a ditch. Police said the troopers saw a black handgun on the driver’s side floorboard as…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking & Weapons
A Salisbury man has been sentenced for trafficking cocaine and weapons offenses. Wicomico County officials say 24 year old Lashawn Royall pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in a drug trafficking crime and other offenses. He has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with all but 17 years suspended. Royall will be required…
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