(New Castle, DE 19720) – On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 5:17 p.m., an officer with the New Castle County Division of Police located a gray BMW 525 stopped in the roadway at the intersection of North DuPont Highway and West Lincoln Avenue in New Castle.

Officers contacted the driver, later identified as 50-year-old Idris Thomas of New Castle, to check on his well-being and determine if he needed roadside assistance. During the interaction, Thomas appeared disoriented and stated, “DUI.” When asked if he was intoxicated, he responded, “Yes.” He also told another officer that he had used PCP (phencyclidine) earlier in the day.

Throughout the encounter, officers continued to observe signs of impairment and later located a THC cannabis container with a marijuana cigarette inside the vehicle.

A records check revealed that Thomas has six prior DUI convictions, along with one additional DUI charge pending from 2019.

Thomas was taken into custody and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where he was charged with:

• One felony count of DUI (7th offense, after six prior convictions)
• One misdemeanor count of driving while suspended or revoked
• One citation for stopping or leaving a vehicle standing on a roadway

Thomas was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $5,101 cash bail.

Idris Thomas – 50

(Wilmington, DE 19809) On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at approximately 5:42 p.m., Detectives assigned to the Active Crime Trends Team were conducting proactive patrols in the area of Governor Printz Boulevard when they observed a white Toyota Camry commit a traffic violation. Detectives activated their emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop, contacting the driver, 19-year-old Cineale Lavjonne, and passengers 18-year-old Jermiah Banner and a 17-year-old male juvenile, all of Wilmington.

During a probable cause search, Detectives recovered a loaded 9mm handgun reported stolen from the Wilmington Police Department’s jurisdiction in September 2025. A continued search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of a loaded polymer 9mm handgun without a serial number, commonly referred to as a “ghost gun,” along with approximately 155 grams of marijuana.

As the investigation progressed, Detectives, with assistance from Delaware Probation and Parole, obtained and executed a search warrant at Lavjonne’s residence in the 1700 block of Pennrock Road in Wilmington, as he is a person prohibited.

During the search, Officers recovered approximately 10 rounds of ammunition, 309 grams of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

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

Cineale Lavjonne was charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
• Two felony counts of possession of a firearm/ammunition by a person prohibited
• Two felony counts of carrying a concealed deadly weapon
• One felony count of receiving a stolen firearm
• One felony count of possession with intent to deliver
• One felony count of possession of a controlled substance, Tier 1
• One misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia
• One violation of failure to signal continuously
• One violation of improper lane change

Lavjonne was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $78,000 cash bail.

Jermiah Banner was charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of carrying a concealed deadly weapon
• One felony count of receiving a stolen firearm
• One felony count of possession of an untraceable firearm

Banner was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $7,000 secured bail.

The 17-year-old juvenile was charged with:

• One felony count of second-degree conspiracy

The juvenile was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released on his own recognizance.

Cineale Lavjonne – 19

Jermiah Banner – 18

54th Recruit Class Graduation — New Castle County Police Academy

Graduating Officers:

Abdulla Abdulla – New Castle County Police Department

Madison Arnold – New Castle County Police Department

Christopher Berry, Jr. – New Castle County Police Department

Nicholas Classie – New Castle County Police Department

Rachel Craine – New Castle County Police Department

Jackson Dean – New Castle County Police Department

Lucas Desa – New Castle County Police Department

Colin Donegan – New Castle County Police Department

Joshua Echevarria – New Castle County Police Department

Cameron Eisenbraun – New Castle County Police Department

Christian Francis – New Castle County Police Department

Oscar Giraldo – New Castle County Police Department

Joseph Greco – New Castle County Police Department

Robert Hanshaw – New Castle County Police Department

Robert Hicks, III – New Castle County Police Department

Matthew James – New Castle County Police Department

Colin Jones – New Castle County Police Department

Gregory Jordon – New Castle County Police Department

Alexander Krick – New Castle County Police Department

Patrick Lounsbury – New Castle County Police Department

Shahzaib Masood – New Castle County Police Department

James Morrison – New Castle County Police Department

Michael Napoli – New Castle County Police Department

Tori Pennington – New Castle County Police Department

Daniel Pira – New Castle County Police Department

Braeden Pittman – New Castle County Police Department

Anthony Poehlmann – New Castle County Police Department

Aidan Ramos – New Castle County Police Department

William Rider – New Castle County Police Department

Brennan Rozich – New Castle County Police Department

Alexander Ruiz – New Castle County Police Department

Ethan Samick – New Castle County Police Department

Aleigha Saunders – New Castle County Police Department

Charles Simmons, III – New Castle County Police Department

Owen Slank – New Castle County Police Department

Tairaye Tedder – New Castle County Police Department

Terrance Tillman – New Castle County Police Department

Savannah Turcol – New Castle County Police Department

Xavier Voge – New Castle County Police Department

Jarrett Weglarz – New Castle County Police Department

Madison Finnan – Newark Police Department

Julien McGonigal – Newark Police Department

When:

Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

(Seating begins at 5:30)

Where:

Cab Calloway School of the Arts

100 North Dupont Road

Wilmington, Delaware, 19807