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Stephen Jamelle Ballard

Case from Bear, DE dated Apr 26, 2017

Victim Details

Stephen Jamelle Ballard

Male

Black / African American

Bear

DE

2017-04-26

32

Stephen

Jamelle Ballard

Primary Suspect Deceased

08/05/2026

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Stephen Jamelle Ballard, a 32-year-old Black man, was serving as a corporal with the Delaware State Police when he encountered a suspicious red Dodge Charger in the parking lot of the Wawa at 1605 Pulaski Highway in Bear, Delaware, shortly after noon on April 26, 2017. Ballard, who was in uniform and driving a marked police vehicle, approached the Charger and obtained identification from its driver and front-seat passenger. The passenger, Burgon Sealy Jr. of Middletown, told Ballard that he had ...
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