UPDATE: 12 a.m. –12/4/25:
Authorities have identified the man involved in yesterday’s welfare check and subsequent vehicle pursuit in the Bethany Beach area as Julian T. Lark 2nd of Wilmington. After an extensive search, Lark was found, evaluated by EMS, taken to Beebe Medical Center, and later returned to Bethany Beach Police for processing and a DUI investigation. Police say Lark already had a $50,000 cash-only capias for failure to appear, and he now faces numerous additional charges related to the pursuit, including felony disregarding a police signal, multiple misdemeanors, DUI drug, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, trespassing, reckless driving, and several traffic offenses. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3 and issued an additional $4,830 cash bail before being committed to Sussex Correctional Institution. Bethany Beach Police thanked several surrounding agencies for assisting in the incident.
Additional Information from Bethany Beach Police:…