{"id":54182,"date":"2026-04-18T12:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dover-man-faces-multiple-felony-charges-after-hotel-parking-lot-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:51:09","slug":"dover-man-faces-multiple-felony-charges-after-hotel-parking-lot-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dover-man-faces-multiple-felony-charges-after-hotel-parking-lot-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Dover Man Faces Multiple Felony Charges After Hotel Parking Lot Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776531069670.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54181\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Delaware State Police have taken a 45-year-old Dover resident into custody after he allegedly attacked two people with a weapon and pepper spray behind a local hotel Thursday evening.<\/p><p>Authorities say Joseph Chapler confronted a man and woman who were walking on a pathway behind the Microtel on East Lebanon Road around 10:20 p.m. on April 16, 2026. According to police reports, Chapler made threats against both victims, brandished a firearm in their direction, and used pepper spray on the female victim before fleeing the scene.<\/p><p>The two victims escaped to safety and contacted emergency services. Medical personnel evaluated the woman who was pepper-sprayed, though she declined further treatment at the scene.<\/p><p>Investigators used various methods to identify Chapler as the perpetrator and secured an arrest warrant. He was taken into custody the following day on April 17th and transported to Troop 3 headquarters for processing.<\/p><p>Following his arraignment at Justice of the Peace Court 2, Chapler was ordered held at Sussex Correctional Institution with bail set at $94,001 cash.<\/p><p>The charges against Chapler include:<\/p><ul><li>Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)<\/li><li>Assault 2nd Degree (Felony) \u2013 2 counts<\/li><li>Aggravated Menacing (Felony) \u2013 2 counts<\/li><li>Terroristic Threatening \u2013 2 counts<\/li><li>Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree<\/li><\/ul><p>Crime victims and witnesses seeking support can contact the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit and Delaware Victim Center, which provides assistance around the clock via their toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). Support is also available by emailing DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 45-year-old Dover man has been arrested for allegedly threatening a couple with a gun and pepper-spraying a woman behind a local hotel Thursday night. Joseph Chapler is being held on nearly $95,000 bond facing multiple felony charges including weapon possession and assault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54181,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776531069670.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-e5U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15302,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-police-arrest-dover-man-for-aggravated-menacing-in-dover\/","url_meta":{"origin":54182,"position":0},"title":"State Police Arrest Dover Man for Aggravated Menacing in Dover","author":"lewisbriggs","date":"June 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware State Police have arrested 74-year-old Peter Reidy of Dover, Delaware for felony charges following an incident that occurred Friday afternoon at Rodney Village Shopping Center in Dover. 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