18-Year-Old Charged with Threating to Stab Smyrna Community Members

SMYRNA, Del. – The Delaware State Police have arrested an 18-year-old after they say he used a knife to threaten residents in a Smyrna community last month.

Police have arrested Aaron Jernigan of Dover on three counts of felony aggravated menacing, one count of terroristic threatening, and one count of disorderly conduct. He has since been arraigned and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $16,100 secured bond.

On Apr. 18, at approximately 6:30 p.m., troopers responded to the Holly Hill Estates community in Smyrna for a report of a disorderly man threatening residents. The preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown male suspect engaged in a loud verbal dispute with several community members before brandishing a pocketknife and threatening to harm them. The suspect fled the area before troopers arrived.

Through continued investigative efforts, troopers identified the suspect as Jernigan and obtained a warrant for his arrest.