Delmar Man Arrested for Threatening People with Hand Grenade

The Delaware State Police have arrested a 20-year-old Delmar man for threatening people with a hand grenade early Tuesday morning in Laurel. On September 26th at just after 1:00 a.m., troopers were called to Royal Farms on Sussex Highway in Laurel for reports of a man pacing in front of the store with a suspicious object in his pocket. Police identified him as Brandon Thompson. Troopers searched Thompson and recovered a grenade and a knife from his pockets. During the investigation, troopers discovered Thompson had been at Royal Farms with a group of friends several hours earlier. At that time, a Royal Farms employee overheard Thompson threatening to blow himself and a woman in the group up. Employees were concerned for their safety when Thompson returned. Troopers identified the woman from earlier as Thompson’s girlfriend and learned Thompson made several additional threats after leaving Royal Farms to blow up and stab his group of friends if they came looking for him. Thompson faces charges that include Terroristic Threatening, Possession of a Destructive Weapon, which is a felony, as well as disorderly conduct. Thompson is at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $9,100 cash bond.