Dover Man Arrested On Gun and Assault Charges

Incident/Complaint#:  50-26-5953

Date:  Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, at 10:46 a.m.

Location: Unit Block of South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:  M/Cpl. Ryan Schmid, Public Information Officer
Email: ryan.schmid@cj.state.de.us Phone: 302-736-7130

Narrative: The Dover Police Department arrested Cameron Chatman, 19, of Dover, on several charges following an incident that occurred Sunday morning. The investigation began at 10:46 a.m., when Officers observed Chatman pepper-spraying a currently unidentified victim on South Governors Avenue. After the victim was pepper-sprayed, Chatman was observed holding a firearm and pointing it at the currently unidentified victim. Officers responded to the scene and took Chatman into custody without incident, and found him in possession of 6.6 grams of crack cocaine and 37 bags of heroin. A Glock 19 handgun was located on a property that Chatman was observed going to after pointing it at the victim. Chatman is prohibited from possessing firearms. It was also revealed that Chatman has a no-contact order with the property he was observed entering on South Governors Avenue due to a prior incident.

Chatman was taken to Dover Police Department where he was processed and arraigned.

Chatman was committed to SCI on $121,000 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm By a Person Prohibited
-Assault Second Degree
-Possession of a Controlled Substance With the Intent to Deliver (2 counts)
-Aggravated Menacing
-Receiving a Stolen Firearm
-Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 1 Quantity (2 counts)
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
-Breach of Release
-Criminal Trespass Third Degree

Chatman is presumed innocent until proven guilty.