WILMINGTON, DE — Officers with the New Castle County Division of Police arrested a Wilmington man Wednesday night following an alleged robbery in the Paladin Club community, authorities said.
Police were dispatched at approximately 9:00 p.m. on October 8, 2025, to the 3700 block of Eastview Lane for a report of a robbery that had just occurred. According to investigators, a man wearing a black ski mask approached the victim while grabbing at his waistband, ordered the victim to empty his pockets, and then punched and struck him multiple times before fleeing into a nearby apartment.
A K9 team and multiple officers responded, established a perimeter, and began a search. Officers located a suspect matching the description at a nearby apartment on Eastview Lane. As officers attempted to contact him, the suspect allegedly tried to jump from a balcony and run but was taken into custody by assisting officers. Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Devonte Garnett of Wilmington…