Incident Number: 50-20-26911
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at 2346
Location: North State Street and North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Office
Sergeant Mark Hoffman Email: Mark.Hoffman@cj.state.de.us
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department arrested Zion Saunders (20) on firearms charges during a traffic stop on Tuesday night. At approximately 11:46 p.m., officers stopped Saunders while operating an unregistered vehicle in the area of North State Street and N. DuPont Highway in Dover. Officers detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and during a search located a loaded 9mm handgun under the driver’s side floor mat, where Saunders was seated.
Saunders was committed to SCI on a $55,002 bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Possession of Firearm/Ammunition by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Traffic Violations (2)
Age: 20
Dover, DE