Woman Arrested in Road Rage Incident in Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Del. – The Delaware State Police (DSP) have arrested a woman on multiple weapon-related felonies following a road rage incident on Friday morning.

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, troopers responded to the area of Dupont Boulevard and Shortly Road for a report of a road rage incident involving a firearm. A preliminary investigation revealed that a GMC Yukon pulled up alongside the victim, a 49-year-old man from Houston, Delaware, while both vehicles were traveling southbound on Dupont Boulevard.

Some type of road rage incident occurred, during which the driver of the Yukon displayed a handgun before continuing southbound. The suspect was described as Black, and wearing a blue hoodie and glasses.

Troopers, assisted by officers from the Millsboro Police Department, patrolled the area and located the suspect’s vehicle near the intersection of Laurel Road and Dupont Boulevard in Millsboro. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver, who matched the description provided, was identified as 20-year-old Melleca Butler of Georgetown. She was taken into custody without incident.

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed an unloaded handgun concealed between the driver’s seat and the center console. A computer inquiry revealed that Butler does not have a permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon.

Butler was transported to DSP Troop 4, where she was charged with three felony counts; possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and aggravated menacing. She was arraigned and committed to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $23,500 cash bond.