Two Arrested On Weapons Charges Following Firearms Investigation

Incident Number:  50-23-24571

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 at 7:27 p.m.

Location: 1000 Block of North DuPont Highway Dover, DE

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

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested Crystal Chatman, 55, and a 16-year-old black male, both of Dover, on weapons charges following an investigation Tuesday evening. The Dover Police Department’s D.V.O.C unit was assisting Delaware Probation and Parole with a firearms investigation involving the 16-year-old and he was contacted in a vehicle, driven by Chatman, in the 1000 block of North DuPont Highway. Officers located two firearms inside of the vehicle following a search.

Both Chatman and the 16-year-old were transported to Dover Police Department where they were processed and arraigned.

Chatman was committed BWCI on $17,500 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (2x)
-Conspiracy Second

The 16-year-old was committed to Stevenson House on $82,000 secured bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (2x)
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (2x)
-Conspiracy Second