Del. man accused of breaking into home, trying to enter room where infant slept
Aug 08, 2026
Two men were arrested following a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle that ended with one of them breaking into an occupied home Wednesday morning in New Castle, Delaware, according to Delaware State Police.
Police said 20-year-old Jakyi Williams and 19-year-old Halil Taylor were arrested after le
ading troopers on a chase just after midnight on Aug. 5.
At approximately 12:10 a.m., a trooper patrolling East Basin Road near North Dupont Highway conducted a registration check on an Infiniti QX60. The check revealed that the car had recently been reported stolen to the New Castle County Police Department, according to officials.
Troopers attempted to stop the Infiniti as it approached the intersection of Bellanch Street and 14th Street, according to officials. However, the driver failed to stop, leading troopers on a chase.
Officials said troopers pursued the Infiniti through several area streets before it crashed into a parked trailer on West 7th Street near Center Street. The driver, later identified as Williams, and the passenger, later identified as Taylor, ran away from the scene.
Troopers located Williams in a nearby alley and took him into custody.
While troopers continued searching for Taylor, they learned that a resident in the 600 block of Clymer Street reported that someone had entered their home and was attempting to enter a bedroom where their infant was sleeping.
Responding officers found Taylor inside the home and arrested him.
No one inside the home was injured, according to state police.
Williams was charged with receiving stolen property valued at more than $1,500, disregarding a police officer’s signal, resisting arrest and other offenses. His cash bond was set at $2,505.
Taylor was charged with first-degree burglary of an occupied dwelling, receiving stolen property valued at more than $1,500, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and other offenses. His bond was set at $22,701.
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