Wilmington Police arrest Newark man on gun and drug charges:
Wilmington Police have arrested a Newark man on gun and drug charges.
On March 21 at approximately 3:00 p.m. patrol officers observed a subject loitering in the 800 block of North Pine Street. Officers made contact with the subject, 19-year-old Amir Fennell of Newark, and detected a strong odor of marijuana. Fennell was taken into custody without incident and found to be in possession of a loaded .22 caliber handgun.
Police also recovered 54 grams of marijuana.
Fennell was charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Weapon by a Person Prohibited who is also in Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (3 counts)
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
- Possession of a Weapon in a Safe School Zone
- Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Loitering for Drug Related Activity
Address/Location
Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 302-654-5151