Police investigating weekend armed robbery in Millsboro

MILLSBORO, Del. – Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to an armed robbery in Millsboro early Sunday morning.

At around 5:15 a.m., troopers were called to the area of Hollyville Road and Mount Joy Road for a reported robbery, learning that the two victims had driven to the location to meet an acquaintance. When the female victim got out of her car to get into another car with the suspect, she was reportedly robbed at gunpoint, with the suspect stealing an unknown amount of case. Another unidentified suspect then allegedly forced the male victim out of his vehicle and fled the scene in the stolen car.

Detectives later recovered the vehicle.

Further investigation led detectives to identify one of the suspects as 27-year-old Javontai Ricketts. He is currently wanted for first and second degree robbery, aggravated menacing, theft of a motor vehicle, theft under $1500, second degree conspiracy, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited.

Anyone with information on this incident or the whereabouts of Ricketts is urged to contact Detective K. Perry at 302-752-3793 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.