Victim: Tracy L. Broadus, 16-year-old male

Date of Incident: January 17th, 2004

Location: 1500 block of South Stonebridge Boulevard, New Castle, DE 19720

Community: Stonebridge Townhouses

Investigation Details:

On January 17, 2004, at approximately 6:40 p.m., New Castle County Police responded to a report of a shooting at the Stonebridge Townhouses.

Upon arrival, officers found 16-year-old Tracy Broadus with a gunshot wound to the upper body; he later died from his injuries.

Three possible suspects were last seen fleeing the area in a dark-colored, four-door vehicle traveling toward Wilton Boulevard.

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(New Castle, DE. 19720) On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at approximately 1:10 p.m., Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police Violent Crimes Interdiction Team, in collaboration with Delaware Probation and Parole, contacted 20-year-old Jazzlyn Johnson and 19-year-old Johan Aponte, both of Wilmington, while they were in a vehicle arriving at a location in the 300 block of Cherry Lane.

A search warrant was obtained and executed on the vehicle, during which Detectives and Delaware Probation and Parole located a .22-caliber handgun. The firearm was later confirmed to have been reported stolen the previous day from a vehicle within the Wilmington Police Department’s jurisdiction. The occupants of the vehicle, Jazzlyn Johnson and Johan Aponte, are both prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior convictions and were taken into custody.

As the investigation continued, Detectives obtained and executed a search warrant at their residence in the 600 block of North Broom Street in Wilmington. At the residence, Detectives contacted 43-year-old Sonia Aponte, 48-year-old Juan Pena-Matos, and 29-year-old Juan Castro.

During the search, Detectives recovered approximately 521 grams of cocaine along with additional drug paraphernalia. The investigation determined that all individuals were involved in a larger-scale drug operation.

All suspects were taken into custody and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters.

Jazzlyn Johnson was charged with the following offenses:

• One felony count of possession of a firearm
• One felony count of possession of a firearm/ammunition by a person prohibited
• One felony count of carrying a concealed deadly weapon
• One felony count of receiving a stolen firearm
• One felony count of second-degree conspiracy

Johnson was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in lieu of $45,000 cash bail.

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Johan Aponte was charged with the following offenses:

• One felony count of possession of a firearm, with two violent felonies
• One felony count of possession of a firearm/ammunition by a person prohibited
• One felony count of carrying a concealed deadly weapon
• One felony count of receiving a stolen firearm
• One felony count of second-degree conspiracy
• One felony count of possession of a controlled substance, Tier 3
• One felony count of possession with intent to deliver, Tier 3

Aponte was also found to have an outstanding warrant issued by the Wilmington Police Department. He was arraigned on all charges at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $161,000 secured bail.

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Sonia Aponte, Juan Pena-Matos, and Juan Castro were each charged with the following offenses:

• One felony count of possession with intent to deliver, Tier 3
• One felony count of possession of a controlled substance, Tier 3
• One felony count of second-degree conspiracy

Sonia Aponte was arraigned on all charges at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in lieu of $122,000 secured bail.

Juan Pena-Matos and Juan Castro were each arraigned on all charges at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $42,000 cash bail.

(Newark, DE 19702) On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Officers were dispatched to the unit block of Winding Road in the Norwegian Woods neighborhood for a reported burglary in progress.

Upon arrival, Officers observed two individuals fleeing from the residence and quickly detained both subjects. One individual was later identified as the suspect, 26-year-old Da’Aron Griffin of Middletown, who was found without shoes.

Further investigation revealed that Da’Aron Griffin went to the residence to confront a 30-year-old male victim. During the confrontation, a physical altercation occurred outside the residence. The victim was able to re-enter the home, at which point Da’Aron Griffin began damaging the windshield of a vehicle parked in the driveway.

Da’Aron Griffin then damaged a window and an entry door before entering the residence while armed with two knives. Once inside, Griffin attempted to force entry into a bedroom. During this time, a 65-year-old male inside the residence sustained a laceration to his head while attempting to prevent the bedroom door from being forced open. The injury was determined to be minor.

The 30-year-old victim later fled the residence, with Griffin following him outside. Officers were arriving on scene at that time and quickly detained both individuals pending further investigation. Da’Aron Griffin’s shoe was subsequently located inside the residence from which he fled, and Griffin’s vehicle was located parked on the street nearby.

Da’Aron Griffin was transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where he was charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of Aggravated Menacing
• One felony count of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
• One felony count of Burglary in the First Degree
• One felony count of Assault Second Degree
• One misdemeanor count of Theft Under $1,500
• One misdemeanor count of Criminal Mischief over $1000
• One misdemeanor count of Resisting Arrest
• One misdemeanor count of Offensive Touching
• One misdemeanor count of Criminal Mischief under $1000

Da’Aron Griffin was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $145,000.00 cash bail.

Da’Aron Griffin – 26