Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel Melissa Zebley

Suspect in Custody Following Sexual Assault and Carjacking in Claymont

Date Posted: Friday, May 31st, 2024

Keenan

Delaware State Police have identified 26-year-old Keenan Brown-Meads of Claymont, Delaware, as the suspect involved in a sexual assault and carjacking that occurred Wednesday night in Claymont. Brown-Meads was taken into custody in Pennsylvania shortly after the incident.

On May 29, 2024, at approximately 11:55 p.m., troopers responded to a residence on Philadelphia Pike in Claymont for a report of a sexual assault and carjacking. Upon arriving, troopers learned that an unknown black male suspect had approached the victim as she was exiting her parked car. The suspect then sexually and physically assaulted the victim, before dragging her out of her car, and fleeing in the stolen car. The victim, an adult woman whose identity will not be disclosed, was treated and released from an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

On May 30, 2024, at approximately 12:20 a.m., Tinicum Township Police Department Officers (Pennsylvania) observed the stolen vehicle traveling in the area of Philadelphia International Airport and conducted a traffic stop. The driver and sole occupant, identified as Keenan Brown-Meads, was taken into custody by Tinicum Township Police Department. Through investigative means, Troop 2 Criminal Investigations Detectives identified Brown-Meads as the suspect responsible for the assault and carjacking. Upon extradition to Delaware, Brown-Meads will be charged with the following crimes:

Rape 2^nd Degree (Felony)
Robbery 1^st Degree (Felony)
Unlawful Sexual Contact (Felony)
Attempted Strangulation (Felony)
Assault 3^rd Degree

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