Police Find Active Explosive Device, Drugs at Georgetown Residence
GEORGETOWN, Del. – The Delaware State Police has arrested a woman after they found an active explosive device at her residence on Wednesday afternoon.
On Jan. 7 at 2:20 p.m., the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force responded to the 17000 block of McColley’s Chapel Road after being requested by Probation & Parole. Officers conducted an administrative search at probationer Amanda Seward’s residence, and located the following items:
- Explosive device
- Approximately .07 grams of methamphetamine
- Approximately .06 grams of heroin
- 12 mg buprenorphine sublingual film
- 3 mg naloxone sublingual film
- Digital scale
Seward and two men were detained without incident. Due to the presence of the explosive, the Delaware State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit responded and determined the device to be active before rendering it safe.
Seward was arrested and taken to Troop 4, where she was charged with possession of a destructive weapon, three counts of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance, and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond, but subsequently committed to Sussex Correctional Institution for probation violations. The two men were charged with misdemeanor offenses and released.
