On Wednesday January 5th at approximately 10:45 am Middletown PD with the assistance of New Castle County Police responded to the 300 block of Liborio Drive in reference to a shooting. An innocent bystander sitting in their vehicle received a non-life-threatening graze wound to the head. The investigation revealed two subjects were shooting at one another and several vehicles were struck during the exchange of gun fire.
Middletown Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit was able to identify the subjects as Jermaine King, 18, Middletown and Anthony Hobbs,19, Middletown.
King was arrested on February 1, 2022 and charged with Assault 1st, Possession of firearm during the commission of a felony, Reckless 1st, Conspiracy 2nd, Criminal mischief 2, and Discharge rifle or other explosives. King was transported to the Howard Young Correctional Facility in lieu of $45,000 secured bond.
Hobbs turned himself in on February 4, 2022 and arraigned on charges of Possession of firearm during the commission of a felony, Reckless 1st, Conspiracy 2nd, Criminal mischief, Discharging rifle or other explosives. Hobbs was transported to the Howard Young Correctional Facility in lieu of $73,500 cash bond.