Delaware State Police
News Release

Troopers Seize Marijuana after Drug Raid at Local Motel

 

Released Wednesday, March 25, 2009

 

Rehoboth Beach - The Delaware State Police have arrested two persons after they executed a drug related search warrant at the Econo Lodge on Coastal Hwy in Rehoboth Beach last evening at approximately 8:15 pm.

 

Members of the Sussex County Drug Unit, assisted by troopers from the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and Sussex Governor’s Task Force (GTF), conducted the search warrant in connection with a two-month undercover investigation into the distribution of marijuana.  

 

The search warrant was executed in room # 308 and once inside troopers encountered Katie R. Hynson and John P. O’Connor.  Both subjects were taken into custody and a subsequent search yielded two separate bags of marijuana.  One weighed 458 grams and the other weighed 461 grams. 

 

As a result of the investigation, John P. O’Connor, 29 of Lewes and Katie R. Hynson, 23 of Rehoboth were arrested for Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Maintaining a Dwelling for Keeping Controlled Substances, Conspiracy 2^nd Degree and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  O’Connor was incarcerated in the Sussex Correctional Institute (SCI) in lieu of a $6,000 cash bail.  Hynson was incarcerated at SCI in lieu of a $3,000 secured bail.

 

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