Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

State Police Arrest Two Men for Series of Thefts

Date Posted: Thursday, July 27th, 2023

The Delaware State Police arrested 41-year-old Roger Wilson of Laurel, Delaware and 32-year-old Jaquan Adkins of Millsboro, Delaware on numerous charges after troopers began investigating a series of thefts from vehicles that occurred in Seaford in early June.

During the morning hours of June 7, 2023, troopers responded to a residence on Baker Mill Road in Seaford after the homeowner discovered that someone had stolen money, credit cards, and other items from his unlocked car overnight. A second victim on Baker Mill Road reported that at approximately 4:00 a.m. his home’s security cameras had recorded an unknown black male entering his truck and stealing his wallet. A third victim on nearby Spicer Court had also reported that someone had stolen a wallet and jewelry from his unlocked car overnight.

Afterwards, one of the suspects used one of the stolen credit cards at the Lowe’s in Seaford to buy nearly $3,200 worth of equipment. Surveillance video showed two suspects, identified as Jaquan Adkins and Roger Wilson, working together to make this purchase in Lowe’s and leaving in Adkins’ pickup truck.

On June 18, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m., troopers contacted Wilson at his residence and took him into custody without incident. Wilson was taken to Troop 5 and charged with the following crimes:

Unlawful Use of a Payment Card Over $1,500 (Felony)
Theft by False Pretense Over $1,500 (Felony)
Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
Theft Under $1,500 – 2 counts
Conspiracy Third Degree
Criminal Trespass Third Degree – 2 counts

Wilson was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3 and released on his own recognizance.

On July 26, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m., officers from the Millsboro Police Department and Delaware Probation & Parole located Adkins at his residence and took him into custody without incident. Adkins, who was wanted for another theft that occurred overnight on June 7, where he stole a purse from a car on Pine Road in Seaford, was taken to Troop 4 and charged with the following crimes:

Unlawful Use of a Payment Card Over $1,500 (Felony)
Theft by False Pretense Over $1,500 (Felony)
Theft Under $1,500 Where the Victim is 62 Years of Age or Older (Felony)
Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony)
Theft Under $1,500 – 3 counts
Conspiracy Third Degree
Criminal Trespass Third Degree – 4 counts

Adkins was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on his own recognizance on these charges. He was ultimately committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $9,200 secured bond on a probation violation capias.

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