Seaford-  The Delaware State Police have arrested a Delmar man for home invasion and other related charges.

The incident occurred on Monday, December 24, 2018 at approximately 4:28 a.m. when Troopers made contact with a 57-year-old male victim at a local hospital in reference to a report of a home invasion.  Troopers learned that the victim was in his residence located in the 9000 block of Autumn Avenue with a female acquaintance when her fiancé showed up uninvited. The fiancé, 28-year-old John W. Whitby III began knocking on the windows and then proceeded to kick in the front door.  Once inside, he began assaulting the male victim with a blunt force object.  Whitby and his fiancé then left the residence together.

The victim was treated at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Whitby and his fiancé were located at their residence in the 34000 block of Bi-State Boulevard, Delmar.  Whitby was taken into custody without incident and transported back to Troop 4 where he was charged with the following:

• Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
• Home Invasion
• Assault Second Degree
• Criminal Mischief

He was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court 3 and released on  $45,100.00 unsecured bond.

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Presented by Public Information Officer,  Master Corporal Melissa Jaffe

Released: 122418 1518

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