Troopers Arrest Two Men In Connection with a Robbery-Seaford

Seaford– The Delaware State Police have charged 40-year-old STEVEN D. MERILLO of Seaford and 48-year-old SPENCER WRIGHT of Bridgeville for robbery and related charges. The incident occurred on August 17, 2020, at approximately 5:39 p.m., when Troopers were dispatched to the R & F Auto Sales located at 28434 West Stein Highway, Seaford, for a report of a robbery. Upon arrival, Troopers met with a 60-year-old male who advised that he and his friend, Steven Merillo had drove to R & F Auto Sales to obtain a dealer tag as the two of them were going to drive to Waldorf, Maryland where they were picking up a Suburban, in which the victim was purchasing. The victim advised that upon arrival, Merillo had exited the vehicle for approximately 5 minutes, when the victim was approached by an unknown male. The male proceeded to enter the rear seat of the vehicle and pointed a handgun at the victim while demanding money. In the meantime, Merillo had arrived back at the vehicle and entered the passengers seat. The victim and the male suspect continued to engage in a physical altercation, in which the victim was struck in the head with what was later determined to be a fake handgun. The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash from the victim prior to fleeing the scene. During this incident Merillo did not attempt to intervene or have any contact with the suspect. The victim sustained minor injury that did not require medical attention.