Seaford Man Charged With Kidnapping After Domestic Incident
Seaford, DE - On October 17, 2026, the Seaford Police Department received a report of a domestic incident on Tull Drive in Seaford, Delaware. Police say the incident took place during the early morning hours.
According to police, the victim was assaulted again and again over a span of several hours. Police say at one point, the victim was tied up and assaulted.
At some point, the suspect let the victim go. Police have not shared how long the victim was held captive.
Seaford Police Detectives took over the case due to the seriousness of the crime. They got a warrant for the suspect's arrest and a warrant to search the home, where the crime allegedly took place.
Officers carried out the search warrant and collected multiple pieces of evidence from the home.
The suspect was finally taken into custody when officers saw him coming back to the area near the victim's home.
The suspect is a 29-year-old man from Seaford, Delaware. The man now faces 11 charges. The most serious is second degree kidnapping.
He is also charged with two counts of second degree assault. The charges also includes one count of first degree reckless endangering and one count of second degree reckless endangering. Police also filed two counts of terroristic threatening against him. He faces two counts of offensive touching as well.
The last two charges are for malicious interference with emergency communications. In Delaware, that charge covers blocking or stopping someone from calling 911 or other emergency help.
The man was brought before a Justice of the Peace Court. He was then sent to the Delaware Department of Correction on $17,100 secured bail.
DE HB 59 Notice: Effective Oct. 21, 2026, Delaware House Bill 59 no longer allows names or photos to be released in press releases or news articles in Delaware. Therefore, with this being a Delaware case, no name or photo has been provided in this article.
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