Seaford Police Arrest Dover Man on Firearm and Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop

Seaford, DE - On July 31, 2025, at approximately 1:52 a.m., a Seaford Police Department officer observed a vehicle traveling northbound on Bridgeville Highway fail to come to a complete stop at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Bridgeville Highway in Seaford, Delaware.

While following the vehicle, the officer noted that it executed several abrupt and aggressive maneuvers before quickly turning into the parking lot of the Seaford Meadows Apartment Complex. The officer activated his emergency lights and positioned his patrol vehicle behind the suspect's car as it parked.

The driver, later identified as Sherwood Holley, 23, of Dover, DE, exited the vehicle and began walking away.

The officer immediately stopped Holley and instructed him to return to the vehicle. As additional officers arrived on the scene, Holley once again attempted to leave but was stopped and questioned. During questioning, Holley failed to provide a credible explanation for his presence at the complex.

At this point, K9 Elk from the Seaford Police Department conducted a scan of the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert for the potential presence of illegal narcotics.

A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered the following items:

• A concealed and loaded 9mm Taurus handgun
• 4.3 grams of cocaine
• 30 mg of amphetamines
• Drug paraphernalia
• Approximately $660 in suspected drug proceeds

Further investigation revealed that Holley is a person legally prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior criminal history involving drug and weapons-related charges.

He was taken into custody and charged with multiple offenses, including:

• Possession of a firearm by a person prohibited
• Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
• Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance
• Carrying a concealed deadly weapon
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Failure to stop at a stop sign

Holley was subsequently transported to Sussex Correctional Institution and held on $85,000 cash bail.

Disclaimer: All individuals mentioned in this article are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.