Two Arrested on Drug and Firearms Charges in Persimmon Tree Apartments 1-15-2020
Incident Number: 50-20-16394
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 at 2:28PM
Location: Persimmon Tree Apartments, 500 Persimmon Tree Lane, Dover, DE
Officer Releasing Information: M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department and Delaware Probation and Parole arrested two people on drug and firearms charges on Tuesday afternoon. The Dover Police Department was assisting Probation and Parole on a home visit on Javon Pollard (23), who was a pre-trial service probationer on pending charges. Pollard and Shyasia Hood (23) were contacted in front of their apartment building inside a vehicle. A strong odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle when they were contacted. Both subjects were taken into custody without incident and a search warrant was obtained for the apartment. Inside of the apartment, officers located 22.6 grams of crack cocaine, a .22 caliber handgun, .22 caliber ammunition, $2,500 in drug proceeds, and 17 grams of marijuana.
Javon Pollard was committed to SCI on a $67,000 cash bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Deadly Weapon During Commission of Felony
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (3x)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine
-Possession of Crack Cocaine
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Violation of Probation
Shyasia Hood was committed to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $67,000 bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Deadly Weapon During Commission of Felony
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (3x)
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine
-Possession of Crack Cocaine
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia

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