Superintendent Colonel William Crotty
The Delaware State Police arrested Andrew Ayers, 22, of Greenwood, Delaware, Schweitzer Dessin, 22, and Johnathan Dugazon, 22, both of Seaford, Delaware, for multiple drug charges following the execution of search warrants at two Seaford residences on Thursday.
On January 18, 2024, at approximately 8:20 a.m., members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, Kent County Governor’s Task Force, Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, Sussex County Drug Unit, Seaford Police Department, Laurel Police Department, and Delaware Probation and Parole executed a search warrant at a residence on the 200 block of North Front Street in Seaford. The search warrant was obtained following a two-month-long investigation of the distribution of illegal narcotics from the property. Detectives detained twelve individuals that were located on the property, including Ayers, Dugazon, and Dessin. During the execution of the first search warrant, detectives obtained additional search warrants for vehicles on the property, as well as, for a residence and vehicle on the 700 block of Kimbrough Court in Seaford. Detectives discovered the following during the search of the properties and vehicles:
After completing the search, six of the twelve individuals were arrested for misdemeanor charges and capiases. Ayers, Dugazon, and Dessin were taken to Troop 4, where they were charged with multiple felony crimes. The three remaining individuals were released without incident.
Ayers was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with the below crimes, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $63,800 cash bond.
Dessin was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with the below crimes, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and released on his own recognizance.
Dugazon was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with the below crimes, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and released on his own recognizance. Dugazon was ultimately committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $15,000 cash bond for probation violation.
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