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Wilmington Police have arrested seven men on gun charges and recovered a stolen vehicle.

On July 19, at approximately 9:50 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division were in the area of West 34^th and North Van Buren Streets, when they observed a stolen vehicle. Police attempted to conduct a vehicle stop, at which time the vehicle disregarded and fled the area. A short time later, the vehicle was located in the 500 block of West 35^th Street, where several subjects exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Following a brief investigation, police took 21-year-old Katavioa Taylor of Chester, PA; 19-year-old Kwell Evans of Chester, PA; 19-year-old Jaden Dorsey of Chester, PA; 18-year-old Ronald Womack of Chester, PA; 20-year-old Mekhi Turner of Chester, PA; 20-year-old Rahshad Rawls of Milford, DE; and a 17-year-old male juvenile from Darby, PA, into custody without further incident.

Police recovered two loaded AR-15 style rifles, a loaded 9mm handgun, and recovered a stolen vehicle.

Katavioa Taylor has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $63,000 cash-only bail.

Kwell Evans has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $63,000 cash-only bail.

Jaden Dorsey has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $63,000 cash-only bail.
 
Ronald Womack has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $63,000 cash-only bail.

Mekhi Turner has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $63,000 cash-only bail.

Rahshad Rawls has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $63,000 cash-only bail.

The 17-year-old male juvenile has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500
• Resisting Arrest

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $13,000 secured bail.