Incident Number: 50-24-45788
Date/Time: Monday, December 9, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.
Location: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and South Bay Road, 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 Jhasir George, 18, of Dover, on weapons charges following a pedestrian stop Monday afternoon. The investigation began at 2:23 p.m. when members of the Street Crimes Unit contacted George in the area of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and South Bay Road for failing to utilize the crosswalk when crossing the roadway. George ran away when contacted by officers and threw a handgun. George was taken into custody after the foot chase and officers recovered the gun, which was determined to be a loaded Glock 19 with a “switch”, giving the handgun fully automatic capability.
It was learned that George also had an active warrant from the Kent County Superior Court and Dover Police Department.
George was transported to Dover Police Department where he was processed and arraigned.
George was committed to SCI on $90,000 cash bail on the following charges from Superior Court:
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm By a Person Prohibited
-Reckless Endangering First Degree (3x)
-Conspiracy Second Degree
George was issued an additional $47,001 cash bail on the following charges from Dover Police Department:
-Possession of a Firearm By a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of a Destructive Weapon
-Resisting Arrest
-Failure to Use Marked Crosswalks
George is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Dover, DE
