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Wilmington Police have arrested three men on gun and drug charges following an investigation.

On February 13 at approximately 6:05 a.m. members of the Safe Streets Task Force as well as other units executed a search warrant in the 1000 block of North Pine Street.  Police took 25-year-old Donald Tillman and 35-year-old Curtis Cherry into custody without incident. 

Police recovered a loaded .45 caliber handgun, ammunition, 136.8 grams of marijuana, 52 bags of heroin, and $2,118 in currency.

Tillman was charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released on his own recognizance.

Cherry was charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
• Maintaining a Drug Property
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $35,000 secured bail.

Through continued investigation, members of the Safe Streets Task Force were able to identify 32-year-old Duane Williams as a third suspect.  Warrants were signed and on February 17 patrol officers took Williams into custody without incident.

Williams was charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (3 counts)
• Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 20 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $67,500 cash-only bail.