Police: 2 Arrested, 1 At-Large, After Assault at Sussex County Motel

(L) Lee Hamm (R) Gabriellia Mann

LAUREL, Del.- Delaware State Police said troopers arrested two people, and are currently looking for a third, after an assault at a Laurel motel. 

It happened Thursday just after 10 p.m. at the Relax Inn on Sussex Highway. 

According to police, an 18-year-old man was going to the motel to meet up with a few people he met days earlier. Police said the victim previously met the people at the Laurel flea market, and talked about working for the moving company.

The suspects asked the victim to meet them at the inn Thursday to discuss the moving company. 

It was at that time that police said the suspects used their car to run over the victim's rear bike tire. Trooper said two men then got out of their car and allegedly assaulted the victim and ripped his shirt. Police said the suspects were holding items that looked like a hatchet and a large, wood black pole.

At some point, police said a woman joined in on the assault, using a wood pole that she tried to hide inside a motel room. She denied involvement in the crime to troopers, according to police. 

The victim was reportedly injured, but denied medical treatment.

Troopers were able to identify the three people involved: Lee Hamm, 25, of Seaford; Len Tillman, 21, of Seaford; and Gabriellia Mann, 20, of Georgetown.

On Monday, police arrested Hamm and Mann without incident.

They were charged with possession of a deadly weapon and aggravated menacing, among various other charges.

Hamm was arraigned and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $13,850 secured bond. Mann was arraigned and committed o the Delores J. Baylor Womens Correctional Institution on a $15,250 secured bond.

Police are actively looking for Tillman on many of the same charges. Anyone with information about Tillman's whereabouts is to contact Troop 5 at 302-337-8253 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

 

 

 

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