Three Arrested Following Drug Investigation

Incident Number:  50-23-26143

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Location: 700 Block of Halsey Road, Dover, DE

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

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested Brian Ridgeway, 53, Anthony Bray, 33, and Jasmine Pearson, 24, all of Dover, on weapons and drug charges following a search warrant early Tuesday morning. The investigation began when the Drugs, Vice and Organized crime unit began conducting a drug investigation into the illegal sale of drugs at a residence in the 700 block of Halsey Road. Officers were able to obtain a search warrant for the property and on Tuesday, the Dover Police Special Operations Response Team (S.O.R.T) executed the search warrant at 6:00 a.m.. Ridgeway, Bray and Pearson were all taken into custody without incident. As a result of the search warrant, officers located a 16 gauge shotgun, .380 handgun, ammunition, 1.2 grams of crack cocaine, 27.6 grams of heroin, drug paraphernalia, and stolen mail/credit cards.

Additionally, during the week of July 11th, 2023, Detectives from Dover Police began investigating an unlawful use of a credit card case where a female suspect had used a credit card unlawfully at two locations in Dover to purchase merchandise. Through this investigation, it was determined that Pearson was the suspect responsible for using the credit card, and had dyed her since being photographed at Best Buy.

All suspects were transported to Dover Police Department to be processed and arraigned.

Ridgeway was committed to SCI on $3,000 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited
-Maintaining a Drug Property

Bray was committed to SCI on $130,200 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (3x)
-Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (2x)
-Possession of Heroin in a Tier 3 Quantity
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Pearson was released on her own recognizance on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
-Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (2x)
-Possession of Heroin in a Tier 3 Quantity
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
-Unlawful Use of a Credit Card (4x)