Wilmington Police have arrested a male juvenile on gun charges.
On April 12, at approximately 10:48 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division were in the 200 block of Delamore Place, when they observed a male subject acting in a suspicious manner. Police attempted to make contact with the male subject, who fled on foot. Following a brief foot pursuit, police took a 16-year-old male juvenile into custody without incident, and recovered a loaded .40 caliber handgun.
The 16-year-old male juvenile has been charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
- Tampering with Physical Evidence
- Resisting Arrest
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $7,000 cash-only bail.
