10.19.26
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STOLEN HANDGUN AND MULTIPLE NARCOTICS RECOVERED DURING ARREST

Newark, DE 19702 – On October 17, 2026, at approximately 6:10 p.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were in the area of Opus Drive in the Christiana Falls community when they observed an individual, later identified as 39-year-old Bryant Goldsboro of Newark, commit a pedestrian violation in the roadway.

When officers in marked New Castle County Police vehicles attempted to contact Goldsboro, he ran from the scene. Officers immediately pursued him and quickly apprehended him on Bryon Court. Following his apprehension, officers discovered a loaded .380-caliber handgun and suspected illegal narcotics.

Further investigation revealed that the handgun had been reported stolen in 2024. Officers also recovered approximately 15 grams of powder cocaine, 5.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine, three MDMA pills (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), 47 grams of marijuana, and 20 OxyContin pills.

Goldsboro was transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters and charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited
• One felony count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• One felony count of Possession with Intent to Deliver, Tier 2 Quantity
• One felony count of Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
• One felony count of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
• One felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 Quantity
• One felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 1 Quantity
• One felony count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• One felony count of Receiving a Stolen Firearm
• Two misdemeanor counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance
• One misdemeanor count of Possession of Marijuana
• One misdemeanor count of Resisting Arrest
• One violation of Pedestrian on Roadway When Sidewalk Is Available

Goldsboro was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $109,350 cash bail.

Bryant Goldsboro – 39