Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Search Warrant in Magnolia Leads to Arrests for Gun and Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Monday, January 20th, 2025

Delaware State Police have arrested 58-year-old Tina Burris, 22-year-old Doimeire Gray, and 24-year-old Devon Young, all from Magnolia, Delaware, for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant at a Magnolia residence.

On January 17, 2025, members of the Kent County Drug Unit, Kent County Governor’s Task Force, and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed a search warrant at a house on Gray’s Lane in Magnolia. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Burris, Gray, and Young and the distribution of illegal narcotics from the property. During the search warrant, Young discarded drugs in a toilet. All three were taken into custody at the residence without incident.

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

.357 handgun and ammunition
Stolen 9mm handgun and ammunition
Approximately 239.72 grams of crack cocaine
Approximately 29.42 grams of cocaine
Approximately 7.02 grams of heroin
Approximately 3.78 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms
Digital scale
Drug paraphernalia
$19,199 in suspected drug proceeds

Burris, Gray, and Young were arrested and taken to Troop 3 where they were charged with multiple crimes.

Burris was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $147,000 cash bond.

Tina Burris

Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited Who Also Possesses a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of Firearm by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 2 counts
Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 1 (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony) – 3 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 4 counts
Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
Maintaining a Drug Property (Felony)
Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Gray was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $141,000 cash bond.

Dorniere Gray

Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited Who Also Possesses a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 2 counts
Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony) – 3 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 3 counts
Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Young was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $153,000 cash bond.

Devon Young

Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited Who Also Possesses a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of Firearm by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 2 counts
Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 3 counts
Tampering with Physical Evidence (Felony)
Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Disclaimer: Any individual charged in this release is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.