Pair arrested in connection to Nov. shooting in Salisbury

Dequan Bratten.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – A Salisbury man who has been wanted since November 16th was found and arrested in Princess Anne on Thursday.

Detectives from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant at a home on the 30000 block of Pine Knoll Drive in Princess Anne. Inside the home, they found and arrested 31-year-old Dequan Bratten. A second subject, 31-year-old Qualesha Nyshae Lewis of Princess Anne, was also arrested and charged with harboring a felon/fugitive.

Bratten is accused of shooting a mother of three inside a home on the 500 block of North Curlew Road in Salisbury in November. The victim would survive life-threatening injuries.

Investigators are still working this case. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office through Crime Solvers by calling 410-548-1776. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office App.