Troopers Tie Tallyville-Area Armed Robberies To Others, Six Total, Suspect In Custody

New Castle County- Delaware State Police have arrested Naceir Marsh, 21, of Claymont for multiple robberies and related charges following six incidents that occurred over the past two months, according to Public Information Officer, Senior Corporal Jason Hatchell.

Hatchell said the first incident occurred at approximately 8:00 a.m., Sunday, December 5, 2021, when troopers responded to the Circle K convenience store, located at 698 Naamans Road in Claymont for a reported armed robbery. The investigation determined a male suspect entered the store and confronted a male employee behind the sales counter. He displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register said Hatchell. The employee complied, and the suspect fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect was last seen on foot traveling eastbound on Naamans Road. The employee was not injured as a result of the incident.

The second incident occurred at approximately 10:32 a.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Getty gas station, located at 1147 Christiana Road in Newark, when troopers responded to an armed robbery. The investigation determined a male suspect entered the store and confronted a male employee behind the sales counter. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register said Hatchell. The employee complied and the suspect removed an undisclosed amount of cash from two registers. The suspect then forced the employee to the safe, had him open it, and instructed the victim to turn away and get on his knees, according to Hatchell. The employee complied and the suspect removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the safe. The suspect fled the business in a northwest direction, across Route 273. The employee was not injured as a result of the incident.

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Hatchell said in the early morning hours of January 6, 2022, troopers responded to three gunpoint robberies in the North Wilmington area. At approximately 4:17 a.m., troopers were dispatched to 7-11, located at 2100 Foulk Road in Wilmington, regarding a gunpoint robbery. The suspect fled on foot after obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash. At approximately 4:39 a.m., troopers were dispatched to a second gunpoint robbery at Exxon, located at 5301 Concord Pike in Wilmington. The suspect fled after obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash. Based on video surveillance observed by responding units, it was quickly determined this suspect was the same as the suspect who just committed the gunpoint robbery at 7-11 said Hatchell. At approximately 5:57 a.m., troopers were dispatched to a third gunpoint robbery at Circle K, located at 1801 Concord Pike, Wilmington. The suspect fled after obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash. Hatchell said this suspect was identified as the same suspect who just committed the two robberies at 7-11 and Exxon.

Shortly after 6:00 a.m., a trooper conducting proactive crime prevention patrol at businesses in the North Wilmington area observed a suspicious red Dodge Caliber parked on Larkal Drive, in the area of Shell gas station located at 1800 Foulk Road in Wilmington. As the trooper began investigating, a black male wearing all gray was observed running towards the vehicle. The trooper contacted the male and discovered he was in possession of a loaded M&P .380 Bodyguard handgun and a black bag containing cash, according to Hatchell.

As the male, identified as Naceir Marsh, 21, of Claymont, was taken into custody, an employee at the Shell gas station, called 9-1-1 and reported the business was just robbed by a black male wearing a gray sweatsuit and possessing a black handgun. The suspect was last seen fleeing the business on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Marsh was transported to Delaware State Police Troop 2 where he was charged with the following crimes:

Robbery 1st Degree (Felony)- 6 counts
Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)- 6 counts
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (Felony)- 6 counts
Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony)- 4 counts
Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number (Felony)- 4 counts
Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of Felony (Felony)- 6 counts
Possession of a Weapon Within 10 Years of a Prior Felony Conviction (Felony)
Marsh was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court #11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $601,000 cash bond.

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