Search Warrant in Seaford Leads to Arrest for Gun and Drug Offenses

February 12, 2025/Joe Ciccanti

Delaware State Police have arrested a 37-year-old Seaford man following a search warrant at a home in Seaford last week. William Nieberg was arrested on felony gun and drug charges.  On February 6th, members of the Sussex County Drug Unit and Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, executed a search warrant at the residence on Pit Road in Seaford. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Nieberg for the manufacturing and distribution of illegal narcotics from the property. Before executing the search warrant, detectives saw a Hummer H3, driven by Nieberg, leave the home. Detectives pulled the Hummer over and Nieberg was detained. He faces several charges and is now at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $153,100 cash bond. At the property, a 9mm handgun with no serial number and ammunition was found along with over 3,800 grams of marijuana, a digital scale, and equipment used for growing marijuana.

William Nieberg

Additional Information from DSP:

Nieberg was arrested and taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $153,100 cash bond.

  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
  • Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 2 counts
  • Possession of an Untraceable Firearm (Felony)
  • Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony)
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony)
  • Operating a Clandestine Laboratory (Felony)
  • Endangering the Welfare of a Child
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

 

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