{"id":7342,"date":"2024-02-29T14:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=7342"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:45:28","slug":"detectives-arrest-man-for-multiple-felony-drug-offenses-following-search-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/detectives-arrest-man-for-multiple-felony-drug-offenses-following-search-warrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Detectives Arrest Man for Multiple Felony Drug Offenses Following Search Warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware State Police arrested 48-year-old <strong>Leon Wilson <\/strong>of Bear, Delaware for multiple felony drug offenses following a search warrant at two Bear area motels yesterday morning.<\/p>\n<p>On February 28, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., troopers from Troop 2 Drug Unit and Troop 2 Patrol executed search warrants at the West Motel, located at 711 Pulaski Highway, Bear, and the Afton Motel, located at 731 Pulaski Highway, Bear. The search warrants were obtained following a one-month-long drug investigation of Leon Wilson, who was suspected of a drug dealing operation. While executing the search warrant of Wilson\u2019s room at the West Motel, troopers located an unattended infant in the room.<\/p>\n<p>A search of the motel rooms led to the discovery of approximately 12.2 grams of methamphetamine, 54 bags containing approximately .378 grams of heroin, approximately 3.6 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 90 grams of marijuana, and digital scales.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson was taken into custody at a nearby convenience store. A computer inquiry revealed Wilson violated a court order that prohibits him from being in the presence of the infant. Wilson was taken to Troop 2, where he was charged with the following crimes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance Tier 2 Quantity (Felony)<\/li>\n<li>Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance (Felony) \u2013 2 counts<\/li>\n<li>Possession of Controlled Substance Tier 2 Quantity (Felony)<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)<\/li>\n<li>Endangering the Welfare of a Child<\/li>\n<li>Criminal Contempt of a Domestic Violence Protective Order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wilson was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $24,000 cash bond.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/2024\/02\/29\/detectives-arrest-man-for-multiple-felony-drug-offenses-following-search-warrant\/\">Detectives Arrest Man for Multiple Felony Drug Offenses Following Search Warrant<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\">Delaware State Police &#8211; State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware State Police arrested 48-year-old Leon Wilson of Bear, Delaware for multiple felony drug offenses following a search warrant at two Bear area motels yesterday morning. On February 28, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., troopers from Troop 2 Drug Unit and Troop 2 Patrol executed search warrants at the West Motel, located at 711 Pulaski [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6236,"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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-dsp-favicon-96x96-1-32x32-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-1Uq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6325,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/drug-unit-arrests-three-motel-employees-following-search-warrant\/","url_meta":{"origin":7342,"position":0},"title":"Drug Unit Arrests Three Motel Employees Following Search Warrant","author":"aminaali","date":"December 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware State Police arrested 32-year-old Joshua Marando of New Castle, Delaware, 32-year-old Marques Robbins of Wilmington, Delaware, and 35-year-old William Hallman of New Castle, Delaware on numerous criminal charges following a 6-month drug investigation at a motel in New Castle. 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