Two men arrested, one wanted on gun charges in Dover

Dover Police are searching for one man after two others were arrested for gun and drug charges Friday.

An ongoing drug and firearm investigation that led officers to search two homes on the 100 block of Cherry Street in Dover shortly after 6 a.m. Monday, according to Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Dover Police spokesman.

Inside one home, police found a small amount of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia leading to the arrest of Akil Garrett, 41, who was also wanted by Kent County Superior Court for trafficking cocaine, Hoffman said. Garrett is charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, two counts of endangering in the welfare of a child and was committed to Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna.

Police also found a handgun belonging to Keontre Hynson inside the home with Garrett, who was not home and is being sought by police on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person prohibited, Hoffman said.

In the second home, police found two guns and ammunition leading to the arrest of Deangelo Evans, 28, Hoffman said. Evans is charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person prohibited and released on $6,000 unsecured bond, Hoffman said.