WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police announced the arrest of a 21-year-old man on gun charges.
Tyree Anderson has been charged with 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited, Resisting Arrest, and additional related criminal offenses.
The criminal complaint alleges that on June 20, at approximately 4:20 p.m., members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division were in the 200 block of South Harrison Street, when they attempted to make contact with 21-year-old Tyree Anderson, who fled on foot. Following a brief foot pursuit, officers took Anderson into custody without incident and recovered a loaded .22 caliber handgun.
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $26,000 cash-only bail.
Information, a criminal complaint, or an arrest is not a declaration of guilt. A suspect, arrestee, or defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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