(Newark, DE 19713) On Tuesday evening, at approximately 7:15 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 500 block of Gender Road for a reported kidnapping. Nola’s mother, 31-year-old Darrian Randle of Newark, advised that she had pulled over after Nola became upset and was attempting to comfort her when an unknown white male armed with a handgun approached the vehicle and took Nola. The suspect then fled in a dark-colored SUV driven by a white female.
An Amber Alert was issued for 3-year-old Nola, prompting an overnight investigation by the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit and the FBI. Detectives later determined Darrian’s account was false. Earlier today, the Amber Alert was canceled. Sadly, the case is now being investigated as a homicide and has been turned over to the Maryland State Police.
Darrian, who was being interviewed at the New Castle County Police Headquarters, has been charged with the following:
- One count of felony Falsely Reporting
Darrian was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in lieu of $1,000,000.00 cash bail.
This remains an active investigation for both the New Castle County Division of Police and the Maryland State Police. All media inquiries related to the homicide investigation should be directed to the Maryland State Police Office of Media Communications.
