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Courtesy of MGN

WYOMING, De. - Delaware State Police say they have arrested a 16-year-old male from Wyoming, De. for felony gun and related charges following a traffic stop in Wyoming on October 28.

Police say that around 8:50 p.m. that evening, a trooper saw a motorized scooter with no lights traveling on Layton Avenue near Broad Street and pulled the scooter over. The trooper spoke to the driver who was identified as a 16-year-old male. While speaking with the teen, the trooper noticed a rectangular shaped object near his waistband and asked if he had anything on him. The teen then ran away, but was arrested and taken into custody following a short foot pursuit. The trooper found a loaded Polymer 80 9mm handgun with no serial number in the teen's waistband upon searching him.

That 16-year-old was charged with multiple crimes before being committed to the Stevenson House Detention Center on a $21,200 secured bond, according to police.

Those charges are:

  • Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under 21 (Felony)
  • Possession of Ammunition for a Firearm by a Person Under 21 (felony)
  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm (Felony)
  • Possession of an Untraceable Firearm (Felony)
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Unlawful Operation of a Motorized Skateboard or Scooter on a Public Highway, Streets, Sidewalks, or Right of Way