Dover Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges Following Traffic Stop Sunday Night

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Incident Number:  50-23-27710

Date/Time: Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 8:39 p.m.

Location: South New Street and West Loockerman Street, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: [email protected]

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested Donald Demby, 46, and William Bessicks, 37, both of Dover, on drug dealing charges following a traffic stop Sunday night. The investigation began at 8:39 p.m., when a patrol officer stopped a vehicle in the area of South new Street and West Loockerman Street after the vehicle committed a traffic violation. The Officer approached the vehicle and smelled burnt marijuana coming from inside. The driver, Bessicks and the passenger, Demby, were detained while officers conducted a search of the vehicle. While searching, officers located a Glock 22 handgun, 71 grams of MDMA, 32 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of cocaine, and a large amount of money. Both suspects were transported to Dover Police where they were processed and arraigned.

Demby was committed to SCI on $79,100 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession with Intent To Deliver a Controlled Substance in a Tier 3 Quantity
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited(2x)
-Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 1 Quantity
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Bessicks was committed to SCI on  $60,202 secured bail on the following charges:

-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 3 Quantity
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Possession of Marijuana Other Than Personal Use Quantity
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
-Traffic Offenses

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