Posts Tagged ‘kidnapping’
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Salisbury Man With Violent Carjacking and Kidnapping
A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging 24-year-old Ralph Harmon of Salisbury with committing violent carjacking and kidnapping in Seaford. The indictment stems from those crimes committed on January 13th of this year, which caused serious bodily injury to the victim. Harmon is charged with carjacking and interstate kidnapping. If convicted, he…
Read MoreMd. Man Arrested in Pa. for Rape of Girl in Dover
Dover Police have announced the arrest of a Maryland man in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Police said an investigation indicates that she was picked up from a residence outside of the city early last Saturday and was driven to a vacant business area, where she was physically assaulted and was prevented…
Read MoreWestover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison on Rape and Kidnap Charges
A 50 year old Westover man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 70 years by the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Damon Williamson was convicted of kidnapping, 2nd degree rape and attempted 1st degree rape in May after a two-day trial. He was arrested after…
Read MoreEden Woman Quickly Arrested after Kidnapping of 1 Year Old
Saturday afternoon Maryland State Police is Salisbury were called by a mother telling them that her 1 year old child was taken from a home on Rivermere Drive in Eden. The mother went to check on the welfare of the child when 24 year old Kristina Marie Owens of Eden, stole the keys to the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Two Arrested in Laurel Murder
UPDATED 4/9/22 – Delaware State Police have released the name of the victim in Thursday’s shooting near Laurel. He is 49-year-old Frank Pavlovic of Laurel. The investigation into the shooting is continuing. ======================== Two men have been arrested as Delaware State Police investigate a murder early Thursday morning on Laurel Road in Laurel. Police were…
Read MoreMan Arrested For Abduction, Assault Of Woman In Cambridge
A man is facing charges of kidnapping, home invasion, armed robbery and other offenses following his arrest in the parking lot of a bank in Cambridge. Cambridge Police said Wednesday that a woman walked into the branch Tuesday and told employees she was being held against her will and was in fear for her life.…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested Following Seaford Kidnapping Investigation
A man is under arrest in connection with a kidnapping investigation conducted by Seaford Police. According to police, 38-year-old Darnell Stokes was found in Seaford by members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. Seaford Police said Stokes was identified as a suspect in a kidnapping incident on Pine Street January 1st, and two separate…
Read MoreMan Charged With Robbery, Home Invasion, Kidnapping
A Dover man is charged with forcing a woman to drive to the Dover area from a home in Milford and take out cash from an ATM. The same man is also accused of threatening another woman at gunpoint in Hartly, who spotted the suspect in a shed on her property. Delaware State Police said…
Read MoreMan Arrested For Domestic-Related Kidnapping
A domestic incident in Lincoln has resulted in a man’s arrest. Delaware State Police say a woman was arguing with her boyfriend at a home on Crabapple Lane when the man threatened the woman’s son and grandson with a knife. According to troopers, 53-year-old Lydell Hall grabbed the woman after she fell, put her into…
Read MoreMilford man charged with kidnapping, assault
A Milford man was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges after police say he strangled a person and held them against their will. According to the Milford Police Department, the incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, September 19 as officers were notified of an assault victim at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital in Dover, Delaware. Detectives…
Read MoreMaryland DOJ Indict 3 on Federal Sex Trafficking & Kidnapping Charges
Three Marylanders have been indicted of federal sex trafficking and kidnapping charges. Charged in the indictment are 39 year old Lakeya Aldridge and 27 year old Kevonne Murphy both of Federalsburg and 30 year old Joshua Lankford of Manchester, Maryland in Carroll County. According to court papers, in October of 2018 the three recruited an…
Read MoreTroopers Arrest Lincoln Kidnapping Suspect
Delaware State Police say they have apprehended a 27-year-old Milford man on kidnapping and related charges. On Monday, May 20 around 9:15 p.m., Troopers received information that 27-year-old Richard Stratton was en route to the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution at 660 Baylor Boulevard in New Castle. Stratton was located in his vehicle in the parking…
Read MoreSeaford PD Investigating Kidnapping
Seaford Police are investigating a kidnapping that occurred Friday night just after 5pm. Police say a male victim was attacked from behind and forced into a vehicle with their head covered. Minutes later the victim was pushed from the moving vehicle on Seaford Road south of the Blades town limits. The victim was treated for…
Read MoreDelaware State Police Seeking Selbyville Rape Suspect
Delaware State Police are currently investigating a sexual assault incident and trying to locate the suspect. The incident occurred Friday at around 10 p.m. after Troopers responded to a local hospital, making contact with a 17-year-old female victim who reported she had been sexually assault. The investigation revealed the victim was at a residence in…
Read MoreNext Vaughn Trial to Begin in Mid-January
Jury selection for the next group of prisoners who allegedly took part in the prison riot at the Vaughn Correctional Center will begin on January 7th. Obadiah Miller, John Bramble, Kevin Berry and Abednego Baynes will be tried for their rolls in the riot and kidnapping of 4 correctional officers which led to the death…
Read MoreLincoln Man Arrested for Assault & Kidnapping
UPDATED – 12/3/18 – A Lincoln man has been arrested for assault and other offenses after he held his girlfriend and their 1 year old against their will on Sunday. Police were called to West Clogg Drive for a domestic early Sunday morning and found a woman trying to get out of the house –…
Read MoreInmate Involved in JTV Riot Dies in Prison
Corrections officials say a 30 year old inmate at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution died last week. Kelly Gibbs was serving a 24 year, nine month sentence for 2nd degree Murder and other offenses. Earlier last week he pleaded guilty to charges of Riot, Kidnapping and Conspiracy in relation to the February 2017 riot…
Read MoreDSP Charge Four with Human Trafficking
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with an investigation into human trafficking. Delaware State Police found a 22 year old female victim being held against her will and taken back and forth between Delaware and Maryland where she was forced to perform sex acts on people in exchange for compensation. Police arrested 25 year…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Arrested Violent Domestic Incident
A man wanted on charges of kidnapping, strangulation and other offenses has been arrested. On August 13th, Delaware State Police were called to a local hospital after a 40 year old female victim was treated for injuries from a domestic incident with her 28 year old boyfriend Phillippa Vann of Millsboro. After several attempts to…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Arrested for Home Invasion, Robbery & Kidnapping
A Millsboro man has been arrested after a home invasion, robbery and kidnapping Saturday morning. Delaware State Police say Steven Snell went into a home at the Rehoboth Beach Yacht and Country Club through an unlocked door, robbed a couple and the forced them into their car – the husband tied up in the trunk…
Read MoreSeaford PD Arrest JaMar Archer for Kidnapping
Seaford Police have arrested a man in connection with a domestic violence and kidnapping incident that occurred last week. Police say JaMar Archer went to his ex-girlfriend’s home. When he got inside – he took her car keys and cell phone and told her she and her four children couldn’t leave. After 4 days, the…
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