Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Search Warrant in Milton Leads to Arrest for Gun and Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Friday, April 4th, 2025

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Delaware State Police have arrested 29-year-old Deion White, of Millsboro, Delaware, for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant at a Milton residence.

On April 3, 2025, members of the Sussex County Drug Unit and Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, executed a search warrant at a house on the 30000 block of Stockley Road in Milton. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of White for the distribution of illegal narcotics. Before executing the search warrant, detectives saw a white Ford Fusion, with improper window tint and driven by White, leave the residence and fail to stop at the stop sign at Beaver Dam Road and Stockley Road. Detectives pulled the Fusion over and White was detained.

A search of White and the property led to the discovery of the following items:

Approximately 196.95 grams of heroin
.357 handgun
$2,324 in suspected drug proceeds

White 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 a $203,002 cash bond.

Deion White

Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
Possession of a Firearm/Destructive Weapon if Convicted of Two Violent Felonies on Separate Occasions (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Maintaining a Drug Property (Felony)
Operating a Vehicle with Improper Window Tinting
Fail to Stop at a Stop Sign