Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Two

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On July 14, 2024, at approximately 2:28 am, a Milford Police Department Patrol Officer observed a gray Chevrolet Silverado traveling westbound on NE front St in the area of East St at a high rate of speed.  The patrol officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle, which came to a stop in the area of SE Front St. and Marshall St.  When the officer made contact with the operator, they observed signs of impairment, and a Driving under the Influence (DUI) investigation was initiated.

The operator, who was identified as Sergio Gomez-Gonzalez, 23 of Lincoln, DE, refused to complete the standard field sobriety tests and resisted arrest.  Gomez-Gonzalez was taken into custody without further incident.  The passenger of the vehicle, identified as Brayan Ramirez-Ramirez, 22 of Greenwood, DE, began to interfere with the officers attempting to take Gomez-Gonzalez into custody.  Officers then attempted to take Ramirez-Ramirez into custody, but he began to resist arrest and in the process caused minor injury to two of the officers.  Ramirez-Ramirez was taken into custody without further incident.  A search incident to arrest of Gomez-Gonzalez’s vehicle resulted in the discovery and seizure of 5.6 grams of crack cocaine and other drug paraphernalia.

Gomez-Gonzalez was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Tier 1 Quantity), Resisting Arrest, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving a Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol, and other traffic related charges.  Gomez-Gonzalez had a presentment through Justice of the Peace Court 7 and was committed to the Department of Correction on an intoxication hold.  Once sober, he was released on his own recognizance by the court.  Gomez-Gonzalez was ordered to appear in the Kent County Court of Common Pleas at a later date for a preliminary hearing.

Ramirez-Ramirez was charged with two counts of Offensive Touching of a Law Enforcement Officer and one count of Resisting Arrest.  Ramirez-Ramirez also had two capiases for his arrest.  He had a presentment through the Justice of the Peace Court 7 and was committed to the Department of Correction on $3000 cash bail and $5000 secured bail on his capiases.  He was given a $3000 unsecured bail on the above charges.  He was ordered to appear in the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas at a later date regarding this investigation.