Four Adults, Two Juveniles, Arrested On Drug Dealing and Weapons Charges Following Search Warrant

The Dover Police Department has arrested Roderick Dixon, 38, Janita Sullivan, 40, Larry Harris, 23, Khareim Hanzer, 24, a 17-year-old black male, all of dover, and a 13-year-old black male from Camden, on drug dealing and weapons charges following a search warrant Wednesday afternoon. Detectives had been conducting a drug investigation into an apartment in the 200 block of West Reed Street Dover. On 01/18/23 at 1200 hours, members of the Dover Police Department’s Special Operations Response Team, in conjunction with Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit, Criminal Investigation Unit, and Delaware Probation and Parole, executed a search warrant on the apartment. Prior to the execution of the search warrant, Dixon was observed conducting drug transactions in the area of the apartment and would make contact with Sullivan in a vehicle after the transactions. Upon execution of the search warrant Dixon and Sullivan were taken into custody without incident outside of the residence. Harris was taken into custody inside of the residence without incident, and Hanzer, along with two juveniles, ran from the residence. Hanzer and the two juveniles were taken into custody after a foot pursuit.

During the execution of the search warrant, officers located 1,304.3 grams of marijuana, 926 bags of heroin, and a loaded Walther CCP 9mm handgun. When the 17-year-old male was taken into custody, he was found in possession of 54.8 grams of marijuana and a Polymer 80 9mm handgun. A search of the vehicle occupied by Sullivan revealed 12.3 grams of crack cocaine, 3.3 grams of marijuana, 64 bags of heroin, glass jar containing suspected cocaine residue inside, two digital scales, and $494.

All of the above individuals were transported to Dover Police where they were processed and arraigned.

Dixon was committed to SCI on $49,101 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession with Intent To Deliver a Controlled Substance in a Tier 2 Quantity
-Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 2 Quantity
-Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Possession of Marijuana
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Sullivan was committed to BWCI on $45,601 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession with Intent To Deliver a Controlled Substance in a Tier 2 Quantity
-Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 2 Quantity
-Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Possession of Marijuana
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Harris was released on $2,000 unsecured bail on the following charges:
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana in a Tier 3 Quantity
-Maintaining a Drug Property

Hanzer was released on $250 unsecured bail on the following charge:
-Resisting Arrest

17-year-old male was committed to Stevenson House Detention Center on $41,100 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited(3x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana
-Resisting Arrest

13-year-old male was released on his own recognizance to a guardian on the following charge:
-Resisting Arrest

Roderick Dixon
Dover, DE
Khareim Hanzer
Dover, DE
Larry Harris
Dover, DE
Janita Sullivan
Dover, DE


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