Bridgeville Man Arrested for Felony Firearms Offenses
The Delaware State Police have arrested a 55-year-old Bridgeville man for felony firearms offenses, following an investigation of him possessing firearms as a person prohibited. According to State Police, on November 6th members of the Delaware State Police Firearms Transaction and Purchasing Unit and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, investigated a residence on Silent Hill Road in Bridgeville. Detectives found Richard Banks to be in possession of a concealed handgun while trespassing on an adjacent property. A consent search of the residence also led to the discovery of several other handguns, shotguns, and rifles. He was taken into custody without incident. Banks, who is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition, was arrested and taken to Troop 4. He faces several firearm charges. Banks was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and is now at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $86,001 secured bond.
Additional Information from DSP:
A consent search of the residence led to the discovery of the following items:
- Desert Eagle .44 caliber handgun
- Sig Sauer SP2340 handgun
- Sig Sauer P938 handgun
- Sig Sauer M-400 rifle
- Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun
- Remington 870 20-gauge shotgun
- Remington 1100 12-gauge shotgun
- Remington 700 .308 caliber rifle
- Marlin .17 caliber rifle
- Mossberg 640 .22 caliber rifle
- Assorted Ammunition
Richard Banks
List of Charges:
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 12 counts
- Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Weapon by a Person Prohibited with a Prior Conviction of Use, Possession, or Sale of Drugs and a Previous Conviction of a Violent Felony (Felony) – 11 counts
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited with a Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)
- Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree