New Castle – The Delaware State Police have arrested Carl Stokes, 47, of Wilmington for a robbery attempt that took place early Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at approximately 2:12 a.m., Troopers were dispatched to a robbery that had just occurred at the Super Fuel gas station, located at 3006 New Castle Avenue, in which a black male suspect, who implied that he was armed, attempted to take money from a male subject who was in the parking lot. Responding Troopers were provided a description of the suspect and advised that he was last seen in the area of the McDonalds, just north of the Super Fuel. Troopers responded to the area where they observed a subject matching the suspect description, running along a fence line adjacent to the Super Fuel. Troopers made contact with the suspect who complied with commands to stop, at which time he was taken in to custody without incident. Further investigation positively identified Stokes as the suspect responsible for the robbery attempt. The 20 year old male victim was not injured as a result of the incident.

Stokes was transported to Troop 2 where he was charged with Attempted Robbery 2^nd Degree. He was then arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court #11 before being committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $5000.00 cash bail.

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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Michael Austin

Released:092018 1315

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