NEWARK – Jacob Singleton, a 24-year-old from Middletown, was arrested by Delaware State Police on Sunday for alleged multiple felony offenses following a pursuit in Newark on Sunday.

Police said that around 2:23 p.m., a trooper assisting a disabled motorist on Salem Church Road near East Chestnut Hill Road saw a black Mazda run a red light.

With emergency lights already activated, the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped away, leading to a pursuit.

The Mazda drove recklessly through several streets in Newark, prompting the trooper to discontinue the pursuit for the safety of other motorists.

Shortly afterwards, troopers patrolling the area located the Mazda parked in a driveway on Montrose Drive, dangerously close to an occupied residence.

A resident flagged down the troopers and reported that the driver, later identified as Mr. Singleton, had unlawfully entered their home and was hiding in the bathroom.

Troopers found Mr. Singleton in the bathroom, where he resisted arrest that resulted in injuries to one of the troopers. He was subsequently taken into custody without further incident.

The injured trooper was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a nearby hospital and later released.

Mr. Singleton was taken to Troop 6 in Wilmington, where he was charged with multiple crimes, including second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer causing injury (felony); three counts of first-degree reckless endangering (felony); burglary (felony), resisting arrest with force causing injury to a peace officer (felony); disregarding a police officer’s signal (felony), and multiple traffic violations.

Mr. Singleton was committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington on a $13,300 cash bond.