Serious assault leads to arrest of Seaford man

LINCOLN, Del. – A Seaford man has been arrested in connection to an assault last month.

During the early morning hours of February 23rd, police responded to a residence in the 100 block of Holly Drive East in Lincoln for a reported assault. Troopers learned that man, identified as 19-year-old Jordan Morris, hit a 25-year-old Lincoln man with a car during an argument. Further investigation revealed that the victim and his friends were visiting the victim’s relative at the residence, and one of the victim’s friends declined an invitation to hang out with Morris. Morris and an unknown front passenger then allegedly arrived at the residence in a Ford Fusion, yelling and honking the horn. The victim went outside and confronted Morris about the noise, which led to an argument between the victim and the occupants of the vehicle.

As Morris was driving away, he reportedly made statements about coming back to the residence and killing the victim’s relative. This led to another argument between the victim and individuals in the car, during which it was learned that Morris drove towards the victim and hit him with the front of the car before fleeing.

The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Morris was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with first degree assault, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and second degree conspiracy. He was held at SCI on a $122,000 cash bond.