Delaware State Police have taken a 40-year-old Gary Graham, Jr. from Marydel, Maryland into custody on charges including reckless endangering and multiple felony weapons violations after a high-speed chase through Kent County last Friday.
The incident began around 6:45 p.m. on June 5, 2026, when a state trooper spotted a black Mitsubishi Lancer making a southbound turn from Westville Road onto Sandy Bend Road with what appeared to be a registration issue. When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle fled at high speeds. The chase continued across multiple local roadways with the Mitsubishi operating dangerously before ending when it struck a Dodge Ram at the intersection of Mahan Corner Road and Grygo Road. The Dodge’s operator, a 54-year-old Marydel, Delaware woman, sustained minor injuries in the crash but declined medical transport. Graham was taken to a local medical facility for treatment of crash-related injuries.
Investigators who searched the Mitsubishi recovered a 3D-printed lower handgun receiver along with a digital scale and items used for drug consumption.
Graham was discharged from medical care on June 8, 2026, and brought to Troop 3 for processing. Following his arraignment at Justice of the Peace Court 11, he was sent to Sussex Correctional Institution with bail set at $81,070 cash.
The charges against Graham include:
- Reckless Endangering 1st Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possess, Purchase, Own, or Control of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)
- Possession of an Untraceable Firearm (Felony)
- Possess, Purchase, Own, or Control a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited – Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)
- Disregarding a Police Officer’s Signal (Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 2 counts
- Driving without a Valid License
- Failure to have Required Insurance
- Operation of an Unregistered Vehicle
- Fictitious or Canceled Registration
- Multiple Traffic Offenses
