Firearm Investigation Leads To Arrest of Dover Man

Incident Number:  50-25-21024

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.

Location: Fulton Street and North Queen Street

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 Derel Custis, 38, of Dover, following a firearms investigation Wednesday afternoon. The investigation began at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, when members of the Street Crimes Unit contacted Custis in the area of Fulton Street and North Queen Street in regards to a firearm investigation. Custis was taken into custody without incident and Officers located a .357 revolver concealed in his waistband. Custis is prohibited from possessing firearms.

Custis was transported to the Dover Police Department, where he was processed and arraigned.

Custis was committed to SCI on $5,000 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon

Custis is presumed innocent until proven guilty.