Traffic Stop Leads to Firearms Charges for Two Men 1-20-2021
Incident Number: 50-21-1717
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.
Location: White Oak Road and Nimitz Road, 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 two men on firearms and drug charges during a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon. Officers stopped Tyler Scott (21) in the area of White Oak Road and Nimitz Road for a traffic violation. When officers approached the vehicle, they detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officers had Scott and the passenger (Kinon Teat, 26) exit the vehicle. During a search, officers located a loaded .45 caliber handgun with an extended magazine holding 30 rounds of ammunition.
Tyler Scott was committed to JTVCC on a $42,350 cash bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (3x)
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia
Kinon Teat was committed to SCI on a $32,300 cash bond on the following offenses:
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Conspiracy 2nd Degree
-Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana
-Drug Paraphernalia
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