Dover Police have taken a 19-year-old man into custody on weapons charges after he tried to run from officers serving a warrant. During the arrest and subsequent search of his home, authorities discovered multiple firearms and ammunition.
A 19-year-old Dover man is behind bars on multiple weapons charges after attempting to evade police officers who were serving a warrant at his residence.
Marlon Martinez was taken into custody Wednesday evening at 7:02 p.m. in the 200 block of Northdown Drive by a joint operation involving Dover Police’s Street Crimes Unit, Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit, along with Delaware Probation and Parole officers.
According to Dover Police Lieutenant Mark Hoffman, Martinez was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited when officers attempted to serve the warrant. Martinez tried to escape on foot but was quickly caught by pursuing officers.
During the arrest, police discovered Martinez was carrying a loaded Country Arms RAS47 firearm hidden in his clothing, which contained 7.62 caliber ammunition.
Following Martinez’s arrest, investigators secured a search warrant for his Northdown Drive home. The search revealed additional weapons and twelve different types of ammunition stored inside the residence.
Martinez has been booked into Sussex Correctional Institution on a $107,000 cash bond. He faces multiple charges including Possession of Firearm by Person Prohibited, twelve counts of Possession of Ammunition by Person Prohibited, Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon, Resisting Arrest, and Large Capacity Magazine violations.
The incident was assigned case number 50-26-8960 by the Dover Police Department.
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