WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police arrested an 18-year-old man Monday afternoon after an ongoing firearm investigation led officers to recover two loaded handguns, according to information released by the department.
Members of the Gun Intelligence Unit had been conducting an investigation into alleged illegal firearm possession in the 800 block of Bennett Street. Police say that on December 1 at approximately 2:35 p.m., officers made contact with Naji Armstrong near East 7th and North Spruce Streets and took him into custody without incident.
Following the arrest, officers executed a search warrant at a location in the 800 block of Bennett Street. During the search, police reported recovering two loaded 9mm handguns.
Armstrong has been charged with four counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited. He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $40,000 cash-only bail.
All individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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