Six Arrested During Prostitution Operation
Incident Number:Â 50-25-3180/3193/3195/3203/3213/3214
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
Location: Undisclosed Dover Area Hotel
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department is continuing their efforts to address quality of life issues in the City of Dover, which include prostitution. The Dover Police Department has been actively exploring strategies that will help address all of the concerns, including measures to deter patronage. Patronizing or soliciting the services of a prostitute is a crime punishable by law, and both the police and the Delaware Department of Justice are cracking down on offenders in Dover and throughout the State.
On January 28th, 2025, the Dover Police Department, conducted an operation specifically targeting prostitution at an undisclosed Dover area Hotel. As a result of the operation, the following individuals were arrested and charged:
William Hare,74, of Dover – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Michael Scheers, 58, of Dover – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
-Resisting Arrest
-Possession of Cocaine
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Michael Lunn,52, of Magnolia – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Dakota Achenbach,36, of Dover – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
Excellent Asare,24, of Dover – Released on OR bond after arraignment on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
-Carrying A Concealed Deadly Weapon (Asare was found in possession of a concealed 9mm handgun)
Keith Litchford,62, of Dover – Released on a criminal summons on the following charges:
-Patronizing a Prostitute
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
