Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges.
On September 30th at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division were in the area of East 24th and Carter Streets when they observed a male subject engaged in a drug related activity. The male subject entered a vehicle and departed the area. Officers conducted a vehicle stop and made contact with 28-year-old Gyheim Fitzgerald, who was taken into custody without incident. Officers recovered a loaded revolver, 4 grams of crack, 28 grams of marijuana, 1 oxycodone pill and a digital scale.
Fitzgerald has been charged with the following offenses in addition to traffic citations:
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited- Two Counts
- Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court 02 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $40,005 cash-only bail.
