{"id":1891,"date":"2021-12-08T11:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2021-12-08T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:05:53","slug":"delaware-man-arrested-on-felony-firearm-charges-at-cape-henlopen-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-man-arrested-on-felony-firearm-charges-at-cape-henlopen-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware man arrested on felony firearm charges at Cape Henlopen State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Martin Hawkins, 55, of Bear, Delaware- Delaware Natural Resources Police<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Delaware man was arrested on felony firearm charges after police found him riding a dirt bike armed with a pistol in Cape Henlopen State Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Delaware Natural Resources Police, on Saturday, Dec. 4, state park officers arrested 55-year-old Martin Hawkins, of Bear, for felony firearm possession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers made contact with Hawkins after they spotted him on a Yamaha dirt bike in the Holland Glade Tract of Cape Henlopen State Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawkins was found to be in possession of a loaded and concealed .380 semi-automatic pistol, an open container of beer, marijuana, and marijuana paraphernalia, according to police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawkins was charged with Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon A Firearm (Felony), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia-Marijuana Related (Civil Violation), Enter Lands Administered by Division Except as Authorized (Violation), Possession Alcoholic Beverages in Nature Trails in State Parks (Violation), Operate Motor Vehicle on Division Roads\/Areas Not Designated for such Purpose (Violation). He was given a no contact order with Cape Henlopen State Park and released on his own recognizance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Delaware man was arrested on felony firearm charges after police found him riding a dirt bike armed with a pistol in Cape Henlopen State Park. According to Delaware Natural Resources Police, on Saturday, Dec. 4, state park officers arrested 55-year-old Martin Hawkins, of Bear, for felony firearm possession. Officers made contact with Hawkins after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892,"comment_status":"open","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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[192,190,65,32,191,41,104,47],"class_list":["post-1891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bear","tag-cape-henlopen-state-park","tag-crime","tag-delaware","tag-delaware-natural-resources-police","tag-delmarva","tag-dnrec","tag-sussex-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meanie.jpg?fit=1114%2C565&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-uv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4566,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/arrest-on-charge-of-dui-made-after-newark-man-drives-vehicle-into-surf-on-navy-beach-at-cape-henlopen\/","url_meta":{"origin":1891,"position":0},"title":"Arrest on Charge of DUI Made After Newark Man Drives Vehicle Into Surf on Navy Beach at Cape Henlopen","author":"Admin","date":"September 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware Natural Resources Police State Park officers arrested 48-year-old Donald R. 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