Dover, Delaware – After a year, the ongoing Homicide investigation of the Delaware State Police into the shooting death of Jesse Stanford, 30 of Cambridge, Maryland, has led detectives to identify and issue warrants for the suspect Cahlil N. Simmons, 25 of Felton, Delaware. On February 14, 2020, Simmons was located and taken into custody without incident in the unit block of Farmhouse Trail, Felton, by the US Marshals First State Taskforce.

Simmons was transported to Troop 3, Camden where he was arrested and charged with Murder First Degree, Attempted Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and Conspiracy First Degree. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Court 2 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in default of a $550,000 cash bond.

If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, please contact Detective Daniel Grassi at 302-365-8441 of the Homicide Unit. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1800 842-8461).  You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@delaware.gov. 

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Troopers Investigating Home Invasion/Shooting- Dover

*Update -Victim’s Name Released* Detectives Conducting Homicide Investigation-Dover

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Presented by the Director of Public Information, Sergeant Richard Bratz

Released: 021420 2107

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