Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest, Gun, and Drug Seizure in Wilmington

Jhavon GoodeJhavon Goode /Submitted Image

WILMINGTON, DE — A 32-year-old Wilmington man has been arrested after police allegedly discovered a loaded firearm and significant quantities of crack cocaine during a traffic stop and subsequent search, authorities said.

According to Wilmington Police, members of the Safe Streets Task Force conducted a vehicle stop around 6:50 p.m. on October 29 in the 200 block of North DuPont Street. Officers made contact with the driver, identified as Jhavon Goode, and following a brief investigation, took him into custody without incident.

Police reported recovering a loaded 9mm handgun and approximately 11.25 grams of crack cocaine from the vehicle. Later, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in the 3900 block of Sussex Drive, where they seized an additional 104 grams of crack cocaine along with drug paraphernalia.

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Goode was charged with possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited (two counts), possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in a Tier 3 quantity, in addition to traffic offenses.

He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $110,000 cash-only bail.

All charges are allegations, and Goode is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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