Wilmington Police arrest 65-year-old man, hours after carjacking incident: 
Wilmington Police have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a carjacking, hours after the incident occurred.
On July 10 at approximately 11:31 a.m., police were dispatched to the 1400 block of North DuPont Street in reference to a report of a carjacking. Officers learned that a man had struck a woman, took her keys and stole her vehicle.
At approximately 3:51 p.m. on the same day, members of the Street Crimes Unit located the vehicle in the 500 block of West 6th Street. Officers stopped 65-year-old Jesse Nicholson in close proximity of the vehicle. He was found to be in possession of the keys to the vehicle, and was taken into custody without incident. Nicholson subsequently admitted to committing the carjacking.
Detective Anthony Ford of the Criminal Investigations Division authored arrest warrants for Nicholson for the following offenses:
- Carjacking (First Degree)
- Robbery (First Degree)
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
Nicholson was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $60,000 secured bail.
Address/Location
Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 302-654-5151
