Delaware State Police have taken a 44-year-old Millsboro man into custody following an armed break-in at an elderly woman’s Georgetown residence.
Robert Berry was arrested in connection with the May 15, 2026 incident that unfolded around 10:30 in the morning on the 24000 block of Lawson Road in Georgetown. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to the scene after a home security company reported a panic alarm had been triggered.
When troopers arrived, they discovered that an 83-year-old woman had activated her emergency alarm after a male intruder forced entry into her home as she answered her front door. The perpetrator brandished a handgun and told the victim he was looking for someone else he thought was in the house. The elderly woman managed to barricade herself in a bedroom and trigger her panic button while the intruder conducted a search of her residence before fleeing. She sustained no physical injuries during the ordeal.
Detectives used investigative techniques to identify Berry as the perpetrator and secured an arrest warrant.
Berry was apprehended on May 28, 2026, and transported to Troop 4 for processing. He appeared before Justice of the Peace Court 2 for arraignment and was subsequently transferred to Sussex Correctional Institution where he remains held on $166,000 cash bond.
The charges against Berry include:
• Attempt to Commit Robbery 1st Degree (Felony)
• Home Invasion Burglary 1st Degree (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Possess, Purchase, Own, or Control a Firearm/Destructive Weapon if Previously Convicted of Two Violent Felonies on Separate Occasions (Felony)
• Aggravated Menacing (Felony)
