Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Search Warrant in Laurel Leads to Arrests for Drug and Weapon Offenses

Date Posted: Thursday, November 20th, 2025

The Delaware State Police have arrested 57-year-old David Vasquez and 27-year-old Bethany Dean, both from Laurel, Delaware, for felony drug and weapon charges following a search warrant in Laurel.

On November 18, 2025, members of the Sussex County Drug Unit and the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence on the 31000 block of East Trap Pond Road in Laurel. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of David Vasquez and Bethany Dean for the distribution of illegal narcotics from the residence. Before the search warrant, Vasquez was seen leaving the residence in a Dodge Ram. Detectives pulled the Ram over, and Vasquez was detained without incident. During the search warrant, Dean was detained in the residence.

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

Approximately 161.11 grams of powder cocaine
Approximately 12.63 grams of crack cocaine
Approximately 1.62 grams of heroin
Approximately 9.62 grams of methamphetamine
91 oxycodone pills
10 gabapentin pills
5 escitalopram pills
4 knives greater than 3 inches in length

Vasquez was arrested and taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on an $84,000 cash bond.

David Vasquez

Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited – Prior Violent Crime Felony (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 1 (Felony) – 2 counts
Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Dean was arrested and taken to Troop 4, where she was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on an $84,000 cash bond.

Bethany Dean

Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited – Prior Violent Crime Felony (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 1 (Felony) – 2 counts
Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia