Newark, DE 19702 – On Friday, October 16, 2026, at approximately 10:02 p.m., officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the Taylortown Shopping Center for a reported stabbing.
Upon arrival, officers located a male victim suffering from a stab wound to his torso. Officers and emergency medical personnel immediately provided medical assistance before transporting him to a local hospital for further treatment. The victim has since recovered from his injuries.
The victim had fled from the scene of the altercation and made his way to the Taylortown Shopping Center, where police were contacted.
Due to the circumstances of the incident, detectives from the Division’s Criminal Investigations Unit were notified and assumed responsibility for the investigation.
Detectives determined that a verbal dispute between the victim, a female, and another male began near the bus stop at Smalleys Dam Road and Songsmith Drive. As the dispute escalated, it turned physical, and the male stabbed the victim in the torso. Through their investigation, detectives later identified the male as a 28-year-old Newark resident.
On Thursday, October 29, 2026, detectives assigned to the Division’s Fugitive Apprehension and Surveillance Team located the suspect at an address in the unit block of Verdi Circle in Newark. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where he was charged with the following offenses:
- One felony count of Assault First Degree
- One felony count of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
- One misdemeanor count of Offensive Touching
The 28-year-old man was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $140,000 cash bail.
Due to legal limitations established under House Bill 59, we are unable to release the name or photograph of the suspect(s).