WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police announced the arrest fo 18-year-old Kemani Evans on gun charges.
The criminal complaint alleges that on April 25, at approximately 8:54 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division conducted a vehicle stop in the 900 block of N. Pine Street. Police made contact with 18-year-old Kemani Evans, and following a brief investigation recovered a loaded 9mm handgun, and 1 gram of marijuana. Evans was taken into custody without incident.
Evans has been charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
- Possession of Marijuana
Evans was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Delores J. Baylor Correction Institution on $20,000 cash-only bail.
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