Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Firearm Arrest 3-27-16
Incident/Complaint#: 50-17-9051
Date/Time: Friday, March 24th, 2017 at 10:04PM
Location: S. DuPont Highway at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dover, DE (Traffic Stop)
Officer Releasing Information: M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department Street Crimes Unit arrested 24-year-old Brandon Thompson on drug and weapons offenses following a traffic stop on Friday night. At approximately 10:04PM, Thompson was stopped at S. DuPont Highway at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. for an equipment violation. Officers noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and a handgun in the vehicle in plain sight. Officers took Thompson into custody and a further search of the vehicle and Thompson led to the discovery of 13.2 grams of marijuana, .035 grams of heroin, and 4.2 grams of MDMA.
Thompson was released on $2,310 unsecured bond on the following charges:
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Possession of Marijuana
-Possession of Controlled Substance (Tier 1 Qty-MDMA)
-Possession of Heroin
-Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony

Age: 24
New Castle, DE