Day: October 12, 2021

Incident Number: 50-21-30860

Date/Time:  Monday, October 11th, 2021 at 10:12 p.m.

Location: Cedar Chase Drive at 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 Steven Jayne (29, Dover) for a third offense DUI charge on Monday night.  Officers responded to the area of North DuPont Highway and Cedar Chase Lane at approximately 10:12 p.m. for a report of a vehicle stopped in the roadway.  Arriving officers located a red Ford F-150 truck stopped in the roadway and found Jayne to be asleep behind the wheel of the running vehicle.  Jayne was unable to complete sobriety tests successfully and a warrant was obtained for a blood draw.  Jayne was committed to SCI on a $3,500 cash bond on the following charges:
-DUI (3rd Offense)
-Drug Paraphernalia
-Traffic Offenses

UPDATE:

Joshua Brown has been extradited to Delaware after being arrested in Ohio in late September.  Brown was committed to SCI on a $96,000 cash bond on the following charges:
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Reckless Endangering 1st Degree
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapon

Incident Number: 50-20-32583

Date/Time:  Saturday, December 19th, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

Location:  U.S. Gas, 461 N. 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 is seeking a suspect involved in a shooting incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon.  At approximately 2:48 p.m., officers responded to the U.S. Gas service station at 461 N. DuPont Highway for a report of shots fired during a verbal altercation.

The investigation revealed that Joshua Brown (40) was involved in a verbal altercation with an employee about a purchase.  During the altercation, Brown stated “I’ll shoot” and removed a black handgun from his waistband and fired one shot in the direction of the employee.  The employee was not injured.  Brown then fled the area.  

Joshua Brown is currently wanted by the Dover Police Department on the following charges:
-Possession of Firearm/Ammo by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Reckless Endangering 1st Degree
-Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
-Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapon