{"id":14158,"date":"2025-04-21T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/?p=229176"},"modified":"2025-04-21T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:56:19","slug":"state-police-detectives-arrest-man-for-attempted-murder-in-georgetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-police-detectives-arrest-man-for-attempted-murder-in-georgetown\/","title":{"rendered":"State Police Detectives Arrest Man for Attempted Murder in Georgetown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Delaware State Police arrested 42-year-old <strong>Keith Morrison<\/strong> of Georgetown, Delaware, for attempted murder following an incident at a Georgetown residence yesterday morning that left one woman critically injured.<\/p>\n<p>On April 20, 2025, at approximately 2:52 a.m., troopers responded to a residence on the 27000 block of Paradise Street, Georgetown, for a report of a woman in distress. Upon arriving, troopers made contact with a 44-year-old woman suffering from severe burns to a large portion of her body. The victim was transported to an area hospital by EMS, where she remains in critical condition. Due to the nature of the investigation, the Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit, and the Delaware State Fire Marshal&#8217;s Office assumed the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim and her boyfriend, identified as 42-year-old Keith Morrison, had an argument in their bedroom. After the argument, Morrison threw an unknown liquid on the victim, and set her on fire. Morrison then fled from the residence on foot in an unknown direction.<\/p>\n<p>During the investigation, troopers located Morrison in a nearby field, and took him into custody without incident. Morrison was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged by Delaware State Police with the crime listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,000,000 cash bond. Morrison was also charged by the Delaware State Fire Marshal&#8217;s Office for the felony offense of Arson 1<sup>st<\/sup> Degree.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attempted to Commit Murder 1<sup>st<\/sup> Degree (Felony)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit \/\u00a0<a title=\"This link opens in another tab\/external link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawarevictimservices.org\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Delaware Victim Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461).\u00a0You may also email the Victim Services Unit at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov\"><strong>DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/2025\/04\/21\/state-police-detectives-arrest-man-for-attempted-murder-in-georgetown\/\">State Police Detectives Arrest Man for Attempted Murder in Georgetown<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/\">Delaware State Police &#8211; State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delaware State Police arrested 42-year-old Keith Morrison of Georgetown, Delaware, for attempted murder following an incident at a Georgetown residence yesterday morning that left one woman critically injured. On [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/2025\/04\/21\/state-police-detectives-arrest-man-for-attempted-murder-in-georgetown\/\">State Police Detectives Arrest Man for Attempted Murder in Georgetown<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/\">Delaware State Police &#8211; State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[267],"class_list":["post-14158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-arrest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-3Gm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19269,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-police-arrest-georgetown-man-for-guns-drugs-and-explosive-devices\/","url_meta":{"origin":14158,"position":0},"title":"State Police Arrest Georgetown Man for Guns, Drugs, and Explosive Devices","author":"lewisbriggs","date":"November 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware State Police have arrested 61-year-old David Godwin, of Georgetown, Delaware after pipe bombs, hoax devices, guns, and drugs were found following a domestic-related assault investigation. 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