Delmar man arrested following high-speed police chase
Marc A. Brown
BETHANY BEACH, Del. – A Delmar man is facing charges from multiple police agencies following a days-long investigation stretching across Sussex County, that culminated in a high-speed chase.
Around 5:00 p.m. on February 6th, South Bethany Beach Police say a driver, later identified as 25-year-old Marc A. Brown of Delmar, Del., fled from a traffic stop. Brown was later spotted by Bethany Beach Police driving through a median strip north of State Route 26, causing significant damage to town property, police say.
Then, on February 7th around 8:04 a.m., a vehicle matching the description of the one involved in the previous incidents, again fled from South Bethany Police in a traffic stop involving numerous violations. Police say the vehicle continued into Bethany Beach in an unsafe manner, further damaging town property. Police say they made several attempts to locate the vehicle throughout the day, to no avail.
As the investigation unfolded, police learned that the vehicle had been sold a week prior in Harrington to an unknown male through Cash App. Investigators obtained Ring doorbell footage of the suspect on the day of the vehicle purchase.
On February 12th just before noon, a Bethany Beach Police sergeant spotted the vehicle while patrolling local developments. Police say the vehicle had been backed into dense shrubbery on Hudson Avenue. The sergeant then saw a subject, matching the Ring doorbell footage description, working on construction in a neighboring residence.
The subject very soon after entered the vehicle, say police, and fled westbound on State Route 26, at speeds over 100 miles per hour. Minutes later, Ocean View Police located the vehicle continuing along State Route 26, near Windmill Drive. Officers gave chase, until the vehicle was stopped by a tire deflation device, deployed by Dagsboro Police Department.
Brown was arrested by Delaware State Police troopers and Ocean View Police officers, in the area of Dagsboro Road and Route 113, just south of Millsboro. He had eight felony warrants out of Sussex County Superior Court, and one warrant from the Department of Corrections.
