New Castle, DE 19720 – In July 2026, detectives with the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit initiated an investigation into suspected criminal activity involving 20-year-old Derwin McLaughlin.

As the investigation progressed, detectives gathered additional information that led them to execute a search warrant at McLaughlin’s residence in the unit block of Catherine Street in New Castle on Monday, October 19, 2026.

During the search, detectives recovered a 9mm handgun and ammunition from inside McLaughlin’s residence. In the backyard, detectives also located the chassis of a white Dodge Charger, which was subsequently determined to have been reported stolen from Chester, Pennsylvania, in January 2026.

McLaughlin was taken into custody and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters. He was charged with the following offenses:

• One felony count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited

• One felony count of Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited

• One felony count of Receiving Stolen Property Valued Over $1,500

Derwin McLaughlin was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $20,000 cash bail.

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