NEW CASTLE, DE — New Castle County Police Department said detectives arrested a Wilmington resident wanted on Pennsylvania drug charges after an investigation that began with a Claymont traffic stop last year.
According to investigators, detectives assigned to the Active Crime Trends Team conducted a vehicle stop in the Claymont area in October 2025 and allegedly recovered about 2.31 pounds of marijuana.
Police said one of the occupants identified himself as “Todd Gregory” and presented an out-of-state identification card during the investigation.
As the investigation continued, detectives allegedly determined the individual was actually Lorrie Ellis, 26, who police said had been using fraudulent identification.
According to investigators, detectives responded Thursday, May 14, 2026, to the 400 block of Justison Street in Wilmington, where Ellis was located. Police said Ellis was also wanted in Pennsylvania on felony drug-related charges.
Investigators subsequently obtained and executed a search warrant at the residence, where officers allegedly recovered Promethazine and Oxycodone that were not prescribed to Ellis.
Ellis was charged with identity theft, providing a false statement to law enforcement, possession of a controlled substance in Tier 1 quantity, fugitive from another state, criminal impersonation, and possession of a controlled substance.
According to police, Ellis was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2, held without bail, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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