Dover man faces drug, resisting arrest charges after Seaford stop

SEAFORD – Jesus Torres, a 34-year-old from Dover, was arrested by Delaware State Police on Tuesday and is facing multiple drug and resisting arrest charges after a pursuit near Seaford.

A member of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force saw an Acura MDX fail to use its turn signal as it was turning onto German Road from Concord Pond Road at around 3:47 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.

The driver of the Acura failed to stop initially when the detective tried to pull him over. The driver ultimately came to a stop at a dead end on Jewell Street and the detective attempted to arrest the driver, later identified as Mr. Torres.

Mr. Torres failed to comply with verbal commands and struck the detective several times as he physically resisted arrest. He managed to escape and fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later.

Police said after Mr. Torres was taken into custody, detectives searched the Acura and found around 21.95 grams of powder cocaine, and $932 in suspected drug dealing proceeds.

Mr. Torres was taken to Troop 5 in Bridgeville, where he was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, Tier 3 (felony); resisting arrest with force or violence (felony); disregarding a police officer’s signal (felony); offensive touching of a law enforcement officer; possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to signal.

He was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown on a $23,501 cash bond.