Three arrested on guns, drugs charges in Lewes

Delaware State Police arrested three people at Wawa in Lewes May 29 on weapons and drug charges after police say the trio were involved in gunshots fired in Milton.

Police say a trooper saw a white 2001 Cadillac DeVille at the Lewes Wawa, noticing this same car was reported as being involved in gunshots fired in the Milton area. The car was reported as driving recklessly on southbound Route 1 after the shots were fired.

Upon approaching the car, the trooper noticed the front passenger, Samuel Mondestin, 19, of Seaford, had a handgun on his lap. Police say the trooper saw Mondestin try to hide the gun and arrested him without incident. Also arrested were the driver, Gelber Sandoval-Velasquez, 20, of Seaford, and the rear-seat passenger, Jocelyn Flores Estrada, 20, of Milton. Police say when Flores Estrada was being arrested, a trooper saw her sitting on a gun with a doctored serial number. 

In searching the car, troopers recovered the guns and ammunition, 31 grams of Xanax pills on Mondestin and 43 grams of Xanax on Sandoval-Velasquez. The trio were taken to Troop 7 in Lewes and charged with a number of offenses. 

Mondestin was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, felony possession of a firearm while possessing a controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a person under 21, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a firearm while under the influence and possession of a controlled substance. 

Mondestin was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 3 and incarcerated at Sussex Correctional Institution on $101,000 cash bond.

Flores Estrada was charged with four felonies: possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person under 21, and carrying a concealed firearm. She was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $60,000 cash bond.

Sandoval-Velasquez was charged with two misdemeanors: possession of a controlled substance and driving while impaired. He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 3 and sent to Sussex Correctional Institution on $2,700 cash bond.