An attempted traffic stop in New Castle County earlier this month led to multiple felony and misdemeanor charges against two.
Officials said on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an officer with the New Castle County Division of Police observed a white Chevrolet Cruze commit a traffic violation in the area of Smalleys Dam Road. When the officer activated emergency lights on a fully marked patrol vehicle to conduct a traffic stop, the driver refused to stop and fled the area, committing several additional traffic violations. The vehicle was last seen traveling northbound on Route 1 before officers lost sight of it.
Through their investigation, police identified the driver as 19-year-old Ironn Collins-Demby of Wilmington. During follow-up efforts, officers also contacted 19-year-old Mikayla Munson of Newark, who had reported the vehicle as stolen minutes before it was observed fleeing from police. Investigators determined that the report was false and that Munson had knowingly provided inaccurate information to law enforcement. Police further determined that Munson was a passenger in the vehicle at the time it fled from officers, officials said.
The vehicle was recovered the following day in the City of Wilmington. Munson was later transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where she was charged with felony providing a false statement to law enforcement, felony hindering prosecution, and misdemeanor falsely reporting an alleged incident to law enforcement. She was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on $5,000 unsecured bail.
On Saturday, January 17, 2026, Collins-Demby was located by the Delaware State Police in connection with an unrelated incident. He was subsequently arraigned on charges stemming from the January 11 pursuit involving New Castle County Police. Those charges included felony reckless endangerment in the first degree, felony disregarding a police officer’s signal, misdemeanor aggressive driving, misdemeanor reckless driving, misdemeanor driving without a valid license, and multiple traffic violations.
Collins-Demby was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $5,208 cash bail.
