DSP Troopers Arrest Seaford Man for DUI and Drug Charges in Stolen Car

February 6, 2025/Joe Ciccanti

Delaware State Police have arrested a 49-year-old Seaford man for DUI and drug charges while driving a stolen car. According to police, on February 4th, at about 1:15 p.m., troopers on patrol saw a Toyota Camry with a North Carolina registration heading eastbound on Old Furnace Road near Sandy Ridge Drive in Seaford. A computer check of the registration showed the Camry was reported stolen in Pennsylvania. Troopers pulled the car over and identified the driver as Roy Nichols, who showed signs of impairment and was arrested without incident. Nichols was taken to Troop 5, and after Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, he was charged with several crimes and arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3. Nichols is at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $14,700 secured bond.

 

Roy Nichols

Additional Information from the Delaware State Police:

During a search of Nichols and the Camry, troopers found the following items:

  • Approximately 9.53 grams of cocaine
  • Approximately 1.03 grams of crack cocaine
  • Approximately 0.39 grams of heroin
  • $1,450 in suspected drug dealing proceeds
  • Drug paraphernalia

Nichols was taken to Troop 5, and after Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $14,700 secured bond.

 

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