The Delaware State Police have arrested 16-year-old Denzel Maker of Seaford, Delaware, and 20-year-old Timothy Ohara of Lincoln, Delaware, for murder and related charges following a home invasion homicide that occurred in Seaford in 2022.
Officials said on October 11, 2022, at approximately 11:53 p.m., troopers responded to a residence in the 2800 block of West Stein Highway, Seaford, for a reported home invasion involving a shooting in which two residents were struck by gunfire. The victim, Carl Pedone Jr., was shot multiple times in the torso. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The second victim, a 19-year-old female from Seaford, was struck once in her lower extremity. She was also transported to a nearby hospital, where she was treated and released.
The investigation determined that five suspects forced entry through the rear door of the residence. Once inside, the suspects brandished handguns and went directly to the bedroom where the male and female victims were located, demanding an unknown item. The male victim was shot in the bedroom, and the female victim, seated in a chair in the same room, was also shot. An infant child and two other adults were inside the residence at the time but were not injured.
Through investigative efforts, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit identified Maker and Ohara as additional suspects. (Related Article below) On August 12, 2024, both were indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury.
On August 30, 2024, Ohara, who was incarcerated at James T. Vaughn Correctional Institution, was arrested and charged with murder in the first degree, murder in the first degree during the commission of a felony, four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, assault in the first degree, reckless endangering in the first degree, home invasion burglary in the first degree, conspiracy in the first degree, and conspiracy in the second degree. He was arraigned by Sussex County Superior Court and remains at James T. Vaughn Correctional Institution on a $500,000 cash bond.
On August 15, 2024, Maker turned himself in at Troop 4. He was charged with the same crimes, including murder in the first degree, murder in the first degree during the commission of a felony, four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, assault in the first degree, reckless endangering in the first degree, home invasion burglary in the first degree, conspiracy in the first degree, and conspiracy in the second degree. Maker was arraigned by Sussex County Superior Court and committed to Stevenson House Detention Center on a $500,000 cash bond.