Superintendent Colonel Melissa Zebley
Seaford- Delaware State Police concluded a drug investigation that resulted in multiple arrests and seizure of drugs.
On Thursday, February 4, 2021, Delaware State Police concluded a two month long drug investigation into 36-year-old Ptolemi E. Kendle of Seaford. As a result of the investigation, a search warrant was approved and executed at a residence on Middleford Road, Seaford. Located inside the residence at the time the search warrant was executed were five individuals:
36-year-old Ptolemi E. Kendle of Seaford, a 36-year-old male of Seaford, a 37-year-old male of Georgetown, a 34-year-old male of Seaford, and a 58-year-old female of Seaford.
During a lawful search of the residence, the following items were located:
• 1- Folding knife with a blade larger than 3.5 inches
• Approximately .05 grams of crack cocaine
• 6 doses of methadone
• Approximately 46.01 grams of methamphetamine
• Approximately 17.62 grams of heroin
• $1,138.00 in suspected drug proceeds
• Approximately .45 grams of marijuana
• Multiple articles of drug paraphernalia
A traffic stop was conducted by troopers on a vehicle at the same time the search warrant was executed on the residence which the lessee of the residence, 51-year-old David Bryant of Seaford, was a passenger in. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to Troop 4.
1.) Ptolemi E. Kendle was charged with the following crimes:
Kendle was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #2 and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $61,500.00 cash bond.
2.) The 36-year-old male of Seaford was charged with the following crimes:
He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #2 and released on a $1,000.00 unsecured bond.
3.) The 37-year-old male of Georgetown was released at the scene and not charged with any crimes.
4.) The 58-year-old female of Seaford was charged with the following crimes:
She was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #2 and was released on $2,000.00 unsecured bond.
5.) David Bryant was arrested and charged with the following crimes:
Bryant was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court#2 and released on a $3,000.00 unsecured bond.
6. ) The 34-year-old male of Seaford was found to have a capias out of Sussex County Court of Common Pleas for failure to pay. He was arraigned and released.
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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Heather Pepper
Released: 020521 1501
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