Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

State Police Arrest Two in Possession of a Stolen Vehicle

Date Posted: Friday, October 24th, 2025

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Delaware State Police arrested 20-year-old Meshech Morris, of Wilmington, Delaware, and 20-year-old Marquist Charpentier, of Lanham, Maryland, for felony offenses in connection with a stolen Dodge Charger early Monday morning.

On October 20, 2025, at approximately 5:00 a.m., troopers were notified of a stolen Dodge Charger that was being electronically tracked to Bonwood Road in Wilmington. The Dodge had previously been reported stolen to the Maple Shade Police Department in New Jersey. Troopers learned that two suspects, later identified as Meshech Morris and Marquist Charpentier, drove to a dealership in an Infiniti Q50, stole the Dodge, then fled in both vehicles.

Upon arriving to the 1600 block of Bonwood Road, troopers saw the Infiniti, occupied by Morris and Charpentier, driving away from a parked vehicle which was concealed by a car cover. Troopers took Morris and Charpentier into custody without incident.

During a subsequent search of the Infiniti, troopers located a device used for programming universal key fobs along with a functional reprogrammed key fob. When the trooper pressed the unlock button on the found key fob, the head lights of the vehicle under the car cover turned on. The car was determined to be the stolen Dodge.

Morris was taken to Troop 6 where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $9,000 secured bond.

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Possession of Burglar Tools (Felony)
Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,500 (Felony)
Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)

Charpentier was taken to Troop 6 where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $7,000 secured bond.

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