Bridgeville Man Arrested for Felony Firearms Offenses – Bridgeville man arrested for felonies firearms offenses|Bridgeville Man Arrested For Felony Firearms Offenders}

The Delaware State Police have arrested 55-year-old Richard Banks of Bridgeville, Delaware, for felony firearms offenses, following an investigation of him possessing firearms as a person prohibited.|After an investigation into his possession of firearms by a prohibited person, the Delaware State Police arrested Richard Banks, 55, of Bridgeville in Delaware for felony gun offenses.|Following an investigation, the Delaware State Police has arrested 55-year old Richard Banks from Bridgeville, Delaware. He was charged with felony firearms crimes.

On November 6, 2025, members of the Delaware State Police Firearms Transaction and Purchasing Unit and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, responded to a residence on the 11000 block of Silent Hill Road in Bridgeville, following an investigation of Richard Banks, for the possession of firearms or ammunition as a person prohibited.|After an investigation into Richard Banks’ possession of firearms and ammunition by a prohibited person, the Delaware State Police Firearms Transaction and Purchasing Unit and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team responded to a home in the 11000 Block of Silent Hill Road, Bridgeville on November 6, 2025.|In the early morning of November 6, 2025 members of the Delaware State Police Firearms Transaction and Purchasing Unit and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team were called to a Bridgeville residence in the 11000 block Silent Hill Road after an investigation was conducted on Richard Banks for possession of ammunition or firearms as a prohibited individual.} {Detectives contacted Banks, who was in possession of a concealed handgun while trespassing on an adjacent property.|Detectives located Banks who had a concealed pistol while trespassing at an adjacent property.|Detectives approached Banks while he was trespassing in an adjacent yard. He had a handgun concealed.He was taken into custody without incident.|He was arrested without incident.|He was arrested with no incident.

{A consent search of the residence led to the discovery of the following items:|The following items were discovered during a consented search of the residence:|A search conducted by consent led to the following discoveries:}

• {Desert Eagle .44 caliber handgun|Desert Eagle.44 Caliber Handgun|Desert Eagle.44-caliber handgun}
• Sig Sauer SP2340 handgun
• Sig Sauer P938 handgun
• Sig Sauer M-400 rifle
• Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun
• Remington 870 20-gauge shotgun
• Remington 1100 12-gauge shotgun
• {Remington 700 .308 caliber rifle|Remington 700 caliber rifle.308|Remington 700.308 Caliber Rifle}
• {Marlin .17 caliber rifle|Marlin.17 Caliber rifle|Marlin.17-caliber rifle}
• {Mossberg 640 .22 caliber rifle|Mossberg 640.22 caliber rifle|Mossberg Rifle 640 Caliber.22}
• Assorted Ammunition

{Banks, who is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition, was arrested and taken to Troop 5.|Banks was taken to Troop 5 as a felon convicted of a crime and not allowed to possess a gun or ammunition.|Banks, a convicted felon who was prohibited from owning a weapon or ammunition due to his conviction, was arrested and brought to Troop 5.} {He was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $86,001 secured bond.|He was charged for the following crimes, arraigned before Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution under a bond of $86,001.|He was charged with the below crimes and arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2. He then committed to Sussex Correctional Institution after posting a secured bond of $86,001.}

• {Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm (Felony)|Carrying a Concealed Weapon Deadly – Firearm Felony|Carrying a Concealed Destructive Weapon (Felony).}
• {Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 12 counts|Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (Felony – 12 counts)|Possession of a Firearm During Committing a Felony – 12 counts}
• {Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Weapon by a Person Prohibited with a Prior Conviction of Use, Possession, or Sale of Drugs and a Previous Conviction of a Violent Felony (Felony) – 11 counts|Possession of Firearms or Destructive weapons by a Person Prohibited With a Previous Conviction for Use, Possession or Sale of Drugs, and a Conviction for a Violent Felons (Felony). – 11 counts|Possession of Firearms by Persons Prohibited after a Conviction on Drug Use, Possession and Sale, and with a Conviction on a Violent Crime (Felony), 11 counts}
• {Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited with a Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)|Possession of Firearms or Ammunition By a Person Prohibited With a Previous Violent Crime (Felony).|Possession by a person prohibited with a prior violent crime or felony (Felony), of a firearm or ammunition}
• {Criminal Trespass 3^rd Degree|Criminal Trespass, 3 ^rd degree|Criminal Trespass 3, ^3rd Degree}

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