Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty
Delaware State Police have arrested 49-year-old Roy Nichols, of Seaford, Delaware, for DUI and drug charges while driving a stolen car.
On February 4, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., troopers on patrol saw a Toyota Camry with a North Carolina registration traveling eastbound on Old Furnace Road near Sandy Ridge Drive in Seaford. A computer check of the registration showed the Camry was reported stolen in Pennsylvania. Troopers pulled the car over and contacted the driver, identified as Roy Nichols, who showed signs of impairment and was arrested without incident.
During a search of Nichols and the Camry, troopers found the following items:
Nichols was taken to Troop 5, and after Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $14,700 secured bond.
Disclaimer: Any individual charged in this release is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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