Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel Melissa Zebley

State Police Arrest Four Suspects for Shoplifting and Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Friday, July 7th, 2023

Delaware State Police have arrested 34-year-old Fatima Bey, 25-year-old Isaiah Smiley, 73-year-old Jerome McCants, and 41-year-old Jerome Tilghman, all of Wilmington, Delaware, for a shoplifting incident that occurred on Thursday evening.

On July 6, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., troopers observed Bey pushing a shopping cart full of merchandise from the Kohls, located at 2800 Pulaski Highway in Newark, to a nearby Wawa. Bey hid the merchandise behind a bush before returning to a waiting car in the Kohls parking lot. Troopers made contact with the four occupants of the car, identified as Bey, Smiley, McCants, and Tilghman, and discovered additional stolen merchandise, approximately 7.1 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 0.161 grams of heroin, and drug paraphernalia. Bey and Tilghman also had capiases for their arrests. The merchandise, valued at over $2,800, was returned to the store.

Bey, Smiley, McCants, and Tilghman were transported to Troop 2 and charged with the following offenses:

Fatima Bey:

Bey

Shoplifting Over $1,500 (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2 counts
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Bey was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $2,600 secured bond.

Isaiah Smiley:

Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance Tier 1 Quantity (Felony)
Conspiracy Third Degree
Shoplifting Under $1,500
Possession of a Controlled Substance

Smiley was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on a $13,200 unsecured bond.

Jerome McCants:

McCants

Shoplifting Under $1,500
Conspiracy Third Degree
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

McCants was issued a criminal summons for these charges and released.

Jerome Tilghman:

Tilghman

Shoplifting Under $1,500
Conspiracy Third Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Tilghman was issued a criminal summons for these charges. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 for his capias and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $5,000 cash bond.

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