Car chase leads to multiple charges for Seaford man
BLADES, Del. – State police arrest a Laurel man after he allegedly led a high-speed car chase. Police say Lenear B. Kellam, an 18 year-old Seaford man, sped away after officers attempted to stop him while he was driving northbound on Seaford Road.
Police report that on Saturday, Aug. 25 at approximately 3:12 p.m. Kellam crossed a double solid yellow center line into the path of a vehicle traveling southbound. Officers say the vehicle had to swerve to avoid being struck by Kellam.
After attempting to stop the suspect, Police say he recklessly sped away and passed other vehicles on the right shoulder of the road after he ensued the chase.
At a high speed, the alleged suspect vehicle turned onto north Seaford Road into the town limits of Blades and then turn right onto East 6th Street.
Police report Kellam entered into the Little Meadows Development and drove to a dead-end road at Summit Drive and fled on foot through a wooded area.
Multiple units from the Delaware State Police, Seaford Police Department and the Bridgeville Police Department along with Delaware State Police Aviation Unit responded to assist in the search for the suspect.
The suspect, described as a black male wearing a white tank t-shirt and dark shorts, was observed in a wooded area and was given verbal commands which he complied with and was arrested without further incident.
Police searched Kellam to find he had four bundles, or 41 bags, of heroin in his pocket.
Police conducted a computer check to find Kellam did not have a driver’s license, was wanted out of Sussex County Superior Court for Violation of Probation on $9,000.00 cash bond and he was driving a stolen Maryland vehicle.
Officers transported Kellam to Troop 5 and charged him with the following:
- Manufactures, delivers, or PWID a controlled substance w/ an aggravating factor
- Receiving Stolen Property Value Over $1500
- Disregarding a Police Officer Signal
- Resisting Arrest
- Possession of Drug Paraph Not Related to Personal Use Qty Marijuana or Person
- Aggressive Driving
- Reckless Driving
- Driving Without a Valid License
- Failed to remain within a single lane
- Overtaking/passing on the right, except as permitted by law, is unlawful
- Driving Vehicle at Unreasonable or Imprudent Speed
- Failure when Moving Right, Left or Turning to Signal Continuously Not less than 300 feet
Kellam was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court 3 and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $28,050.00 cash bond.
