Two charged after 15-year-old held at gunpoint in violent Delaware home invasion

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Two men have been charged in connection with a terrifying home invasion in Delaware., where police say an armed intruder held a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint and demanded money while four family members slept upstairs.

The suspect fled with electronics and medication after the girl said she didn’t know what money he was looking for, and now tweo men now face multiple felony charges, including robbery, burglary and firearm offenses.

According to the Dover Police Department, the home invasion happened late Wednesday evening, Sept. 16, 2026, at a residence on the 100 block of Cherry Street.

Following an investigation, detectives identified two 30-year-old men from Dover as suspects in the home invasion and obtained warrants for their arrests.

One of the suspects was already behind bars at the Sussex Community Corrections Center, where he had been held since Sept. 17 on unrelated charges.

Police interviewed the man, who remained in custody pending arraignment.

The second suspect was arrested Oct. 21 with assistance from Probation and Parole. He was processed, arraigned and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $154,000 cash-only bond.

It remains unclear which of the two suspects entered the home and held the teenager at gunpoint, and police have not released additional details.



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