6 arrested, charged after Delaware police pursue stolen, carjacked vehicles across state lines

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- Police in New Castle County arrested and charged six people, including two juveniles, after a wild car chase on Thursday.

Investigators say the chase began on I-495 in Delaware, went into New Jersey, and ended back in Delaware.

The pursuit began around 11 a.m. when police say they spotted a stolen blue Hyundai Elantra.

The vehicle was also flagged for a shooting investigation that occurred on Highland Boulevard in New Castle on December 18.

Police followed the vehicle over the Delaware Memorial Bridge to New Jersey, where the stolen car crashed on I-295.

That's when police say a good Samaritan stopped to help, but the group he thought he was assisting then carjacked his silver Honda Accord.

The suspects then re-engaged authorities in a pursuit that took them back into Delaware and ultimately ended in Wilmington.

Authorities were able to box in the suspects and cut them off at 3rd and Jackson streets around 12:30 p.m.

The suspects then fled on foot and were later apprehended at the Adams Four shopping center.

In total, police say six suspects in two different cars, the carjacked Accord and a red Kia, were arrested.

The suspects in the Honda Accord were identified as 18-year-old Jaiden Scott of New Castle, 18-year-old Baron Wilmer of Wilmington and a 14-year-old male from New Castle.

The suspects in the red Kia were identified as 18-year-old Ayden Drummond of Frankford, 18-year-old Amir Carr-Powell of Wilmington, and a 16-year-old male from Wilmington.

The suspects are all facing charges in connection with the chase.

The 14-year-old from New Castle is also charged in the original December 18 shooting.

New Castle County authorities also said Thursday that they recovered two firearms in this incident.

The carjacking incident on the New Jersey Turnpike is currently being investigated by New Jersey State Police.

The investigation in Delaware is active and ongoing. Anyone with information or surveillance/cell phone video related to this crime spree is asked to please contact the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigation Unit.

It is also unclear whether the good Samaritan was injured during the carjacking.