Delaware State Police have arrested 24-year-old Deante Massenburg of Chesapeake, Virginia, for a robbery that occurred at a restaurant in Laurel last month.
Officials said on September 8, 2024, at approximately 10:22 p.m., troopers responded to a robbery at Tacos Chabelita, located at 30661 Sussex Highway in Laurel. Troopers said that Massenburg entered the business, and assaulted the victim. During the incident, he forcefully took money that the employees had placed on a table added police.
Before fleeing, he broke windows, damaged a vehicle in the parking lot, and assaulted another victim with a hammer. Troopers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The victims sustained minor injuries.
Through investigative efforts, detectives identified Massenburg as the suspect and obtained warrants for his arrest. On September 17, 2024, Massenburg was arrested in New York, and on October 2, 2024, he was extradited to Delaware. He was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with several crimes, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $29,300 cash bond.
He has been charged with Robbery in the Second Degree, Attempt to Commit Robbery in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree for causing injury with a weapon, Reckless Endangering in the First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, Offensive Touching, and two counts of Criminal Mischief.