Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges following an investigation.
Beginning in August, members of the Gun Intelligence Unit have been conducting an investigation into illegal firearm possession, and illegal drug sales in the 300 block of North Harrison Street. On August 27, at 11:25 a.m., police executed a search warrant in that block and took 36-year-old Bobby Lomax into custody without incident. Police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun, 526.5 grams of marijuana, and $429.
Lomax has been charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Two Counts
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Tier 1 Quantity
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $95,000 cash-only bail.
