Millsboro Police Arrest Three Teens on Felony Charges Following Traffic Stop

MILLSBORO, Del. – The Millsboro Police Department arrested three teens in the early hours of Friday morning after conducting a traffic stop on their vehicle.

At 12:03 a.m. on Dec. 19, police pulled over the car after observing it speeding on Millsboro Highway near Godwin School Road. When officers approached the vehicle to speak with the driver, they detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside. The driver, later identified as 19-year-old Elijah Scheers of Seaford, admitted to having smoked before driving. Police conducted a subsequent DUI investigation.

During a search of the car and its passengers, officers discovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun concealed in the waistband of one male occupant. Further examination revealed the firearm’s serial number had been obliterated. A second loaded revolver was discovered beneath the front passenger seat.

As a result, all three individuals were taken into custody, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of bail.

Scheers is charged with driving under the influence of a drug, possession of ammunition and a firearm by a person prohibited, and related gun felonies.

The passengers were identified as 19-year-old Darrin West of Seaford, and 18-year-old Khaliah Jackson of Mardela Springs. Both individuals are charged with related gun felonies. West, along with Scheers, is also charged with possession of marijuana by a person under the age of 21.