On 7/12/23 at about 5:23pm,  Newark Police were dispatched to the area of E. Main Street and South College Ave for a report of a road rage incident.   While investigating the incident, Kasai Davenport, 26, of Elkton MD, reported himself to be a victim.   He advised the investigating officers that the driver in the other vehicle committed multiple traffic violations and displayed a handgun.  

Officers continued to investigate the incident using security footage from the Newark Public Safety Camera System.    Officers used the camera footage and additional methods of investigation, concluding that the incident was false, no gun was present, and obtained an arrest warrant for Davenport.    Davenport turned himself in on 7/20/23.  

Davenport was arrested on one count of:

Falsely Reporting an Alleged Incident to Law Officer/Agency which Did Not Occur

Davenport was arraigned by a judge at Justice of the Peace Court # 2 and was released on his own recognizance, with a pending court date.  

On July 19, 2023, at about 1300 hours, Newark Police were dispatched to a hotel in the 1100-block of South College Avenue to check on the welfare of an individual at the hotel.  Officers contacted Ryan McCool, 41, of Elkton, MD.  He initially provided officers with a false name.

McCool was found in possession of a knife, brass knuckles and a handgun.  In addition, he was found in possession of heroin, crack cocaine and a prescription medication not prescribed to him.  McCool is prohibited by law from possessing deadly weapons.

An investigation into his vehicle parked in the parking lot revealed that it was displaying a license plate recently reported stolen to New Castle County Police.

McCool was transported to Newark Police headquarters where he was charged with:

• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited (2 counts)
• Criminal Impersonation
• Receiving Stolen Property Under $1,500
• Possession of Drugs (3 counts)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

McCool appeared before Justice of the Peace Court #11 by video and was ordered to be held in default of $28,100 cash bail.  McCool was turned over to the custody of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington.