Just after 11:00 Tuesday evening, Newark Police were dispatched to the 100-block of West Main Street for a report of a male pointing a firearm at a female. The suspect fled in a vehicle before Newark Police arrival.
An investigation determined that a female was walking along West Main Street when a male exited a vehicle wearing a mask. The male approached the female while pointing what she believed to be a firearm at her police said. The victim began to scream and ran from the scene. The male suspect fled in the vehicle.
Newark Police detectives investigated the incident and quickly identified the suspect vehicle using cameras in the area. He was was identified as Mykai Thomas, 22, of Newark.
On May 9, 2024, detectives executed a search warrant on Thomas’ vehicle and located a firearm.
On May 10, 2024, Thomas surrendered to the authorities at the Newark Police Department. He was charged with three felonies: Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Aggravated Menacing, and Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony.
He appeared before Justice of the Peace Court #2 by video and was ordered to be held in default of $14,000 secured bail. Thomas was turned over to the custody of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington.