Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

State Police Arrest Georgetown Woman for Reckless Endangering

Date Posted: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

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Delaware State Police have arrested 26-year-old Inessa Bagwell of Georgetown, Delaware, for reckless endangering after she drove toward a Correctional Officer last week.

On May 2, 2025, at approximately 8:47 a.m., troopers responded to Reynolds Pond Road in Ellendale for a report of reckless endangering. Upon arriving, troopers learned that a woman, operating a black Pontiac G6, drove toward a Correctional Officer while he was supervising a Department of Correction work crew from the Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) on the 20000 block of Reynolds Pond Road. Troopers further learned the suspect had initially been told to leave the area by the Correctional Officer after she was observed talking to the offenders while they were working. The suspect left the area, but returned a short time later, argued with the Correctional Officer, and then drove toward the officer, nearly hitting him. The suspect then fled the area in the Pontiac. Through investigative means, troopers identified the suspect as Inessa Bagwell and obtained a warrant for her arrest.

On May 5, 2025, Bagwell was arrested and taken to Troop 7, where she was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and released on her own recognizance.

Inessa Bagwell