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