Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

Search Warrant in Magnolia Leads to Arrests for Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Delaware State Police have arrested 29-year-old Takeya Benson, 24-year-old Samuel Horton, and 33-year-old Clarence Sullivan, all of Magnolia, Delaware, for felony drug charges following a search warrant at a Magnolia residence.

On October 8, 2024, members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed a search warrant at a house on Nascar Lane in Magnolia. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Benson and Horton and the distribution of illegal narcotics from the property. During the search warrant, detectives detained six individuals that were located on the property, including Benson, Horton, and Sullivan and saw Sullivan attempting to discard narcotics out of a window.

A search of the property and vehicles led to the discovery of the following items:

Approximately 182.46 grams crack cocaine
Approximately 72.04 grams cocaine
Approximately 88.65 grams heroin
Approximately 75.76 grams psilocybin mushrooms
3 Oxycodone pills
$1,182 USC in suspected drug dealing proceeds
Drug paraphernalia and digital scales

After a search of the property, two of the six individuals detained were arrested for misdemeanor offenses and capias warrants. One was released without incident. Benson, Horton, and Sullivan were all taken to Troop 3 where they were charged with multiple crimes.

Benson was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $148,400 cash bond.

Takeya Benson

Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
Maintaining a Drug Property (Felony)
Conspiracy 2nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Horton was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $422,400 cash bond.

Samuel Horton

Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony) – 3 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 3 counts
Conspiracy 2nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance without a Prescription
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Sullivan was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $10,000 cash bond.

Clarence Sullivan