Released By Sgt. Robert Masten On 06.06.2017 @1000 hrs Incident #51.17.6078 @0048 Hrs
On 06.06.2017 at approximately 12:48 am officers from the Milford Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to an apartment in the Brightway Commons apartment complex to a report of a violation of a court order that was issued on 05.27.2017. Upon arrival officers located Jamaal Artis, 35 of Seaford, hiding in a closet in the apartment to avoid be located by the officers. Mr. Artis was taken into custody without incident. The court order prohibited Mr. Artis from have contact with a resident in the apartment. Mr. Artis was charged with Resisting Arrest and Noncompliance With Conditions of Recognizance Bond. Mr. Artis was presented at the Justice of the Peace Court #7, where bail was set at $3000.00 unsecured. Mr. Artis is scheduled to appear at the Kent County Court of Common Pleas on June 16th for a Preliminary Hearing.