Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges.
On June 12, at approximately 10:42 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division conducted a vehicle stop in the 1000 block of North Market Street, at which time the driver of the vehicle fled on foot. Following a brief foot pursuit, police took the driver – 25-year-old Niisaiah Carter into custody without further incident. Following a brief investigation, police recovered 1,076 grams of marijuana. Subsequently, police executed a search warrant in the 600 block of East 22nd Street, and recovered a loaded 9mm handgun, 23 grams of crack cocaine, and an additional 17 grams of marijuana.
Carter has been charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Tier 2 Quantity
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Tier 1 Quantity
- Resisting Arrest
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $12,000 cash-only bail.
