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Wilmington Police Department
Tuesday April 21st, 2026 :: 08:52 a.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest man on gun and drug charges:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges following a trespassing investigation.

On April 16th at approximately 5:57 a.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division responded to the 800 block of Maryland Avenue in reference to a trespassing complaint. Upon arrival, officers searched the vacant property and located 25-year-old Antoine Davis. Davis was taken into custody, after he resisted arrest. Officers recovered 2 grams of crack cocaine, 0.45 grams of heroin/fentanyl, a loaded .9mm handgun and $313.00 in U.S. currency.

Davis has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
  • Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance- Two Counts
  • Criminal Trespass (Third Degree)
He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court 20 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $72,500 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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Non-emergencies: 302-654-5151

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