New Jersey man arrested in Felton following chase

FELTON, Del. – Felton Police arrested a New Jersey man Monday afternoon following a pursuit.

Police say shortly after 3:30 p.m., a vehicle was seen traveling southbound in the 100 block of South Erin Avenue and failed to stop at a posted stop sign. An officer witnessed the violation and tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver failed to stop and led the officer on a brief chase, ending when the vehicle pulled into a residence.

The driver then failed to provide any vehicle information or a driver’s license. There were two small children in the vehicle at the time of the stop, who were reportedly turned over to a family member. Throughout the investigation, police were able to determine the identity of the driver as 32-year-old Christian Whichard, and it was verified that the vehicle was not registered and that he did not have a valid driver’s license. Whichard also allegedly had a traffic capias out of Delaware.

Whichard was subsequently arrested and charged with disregarding a police officer signal, resisting arrest, failure to have insurance identification in possession, driving without a valid license, expired tags, failing to stop at a stop sign, and failure to comply with taking of photos and fingerprints. He was released on his own recognizance pending a future court date.