Man Arrested On Firearm Charges After Fleeing Police
Incident Number: 50-24-31729
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 8:31 p.m.
Location: 400 Block of Barrister Place, Dover, DE
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us
Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested John Lassiter, 23, of Dover, following an incident Wednesday evening. The investigation began at 8:31 p.m., when members of the Drugs, Vice and Organized Crime Unit, Street Crimes, and Delaware Probation and Parole, were in the 400 Block of Barrister Place assisting with a shooting complaint that had occurred earlier in the evening. (Click Here for details of the shooting).
While on scene, Officers attempted to detain Lassiter at which point he ran away from them. After a brief foot chase, he was taken into custody in the 500 block of Roberta Avenue. Delaware Probation and Parole Officers conducted an administrative search of Lassiter’s vehicle and located a loaded Berretta Pico .380 handgun, concealed under the driver’s seat. Initial investigation indicates that this firearm is not related to the earlier shooting that occurred on Barrister Place.
Lassiter was transported to Dover Police Department where he was processed and arraigned.
Lassiter was committed to SCI on a Violation of Probation and released on $15,500 unsecured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Resisting Arrest
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