SELBYVILLE MAN ARRESTED AT LOCAL BANK AFTER DISORDERLY OUTBURST FORCES BANK EMPLOYEES TO SEEK REFUGE
Millville, DE - On May 14, 2025, Alejandro Rivera, a 30-year-old man, was arrested by the Delaware State Police in collaboration with the Ocean View Police Department. The arrest took place at a Wells Fargo branch in Millville, Delaware, following reports of a disorderly individual causing disturbances inside the bank.
The situation initially started inside the bank, where Rivera displayed disruptive behavior, including yelling and punching walls. Despite requests from bank employees for him to leave, which he initially complied and left, but Rivera returned shortly after and forcibly entered through a locked door, prompting bank staff to seek refuge in a secured room.
Unable to access the secured area, Rivera exited the bank and then came in contact with the responding officers in the parking lot.
Rivera resisted arrest by law enforcement officers in the parking lot, resulting in minor injuries to three officers, which included a state trooper and two Ocean View police officers. Ultimately, Rivera was subdued with the use of pepper spray and taken into custody.
After his arrest, Rivera was first taken to a nearby hospital for treatment before being moved to Troop 4. He faced multiple charges, including felony assault and resisting arrest. Rivera was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 7 and remanded to the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $15,000 cash bond.
Rivera was charged with the following:
- Assault 2nd Degree, Injure Law Enforcement Officer (Felony)
- Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence that Injure or Struggles with Peace Officer Causing Injury (Felony)
- Offensive Touching of a Law Enforcement Officer - 2 counts
- Reckless Endangering 2nd Degree
- Criminal Mischief $1,000 but less that $5,000
- Criminal Mischief under $1,000
- Disorderly Conduct
- Criminal Trespass 2nd Degree
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