Location: Northbound Route 7, north of Brackenville Road, Hockessin, Delaware
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010, at 12:21 p.m.
Suspect(s):
Jeffrey A. Winnington, 24, of Hockessin, Delaware
Michael M. Kulik, 24, of Greenville, Delaware
Resume: Yesterday afternoon, DSP Troopers were contacted by a 47-year-old male subject (victim) who advised he was just threatened by a person with a handgun stemming from an aggressive driving incident.
The victim advised he was traveling northbound on Route 7 when he observed a blue Subaru Impreza driving aggressively. He positioned himself behind the vehicle so that he could get the tag number and he dialed 911. The vehicle came to a stop on Valley Road in Hockessin and the front seat passenger, later identified as Jeffrey Winnington, got out and ran into a residence. The driver, later identified as Michael Kulik then got out and also walked into the house.
Moments later the passenger, Mr. Winnington, came out of the house armed with a silver handgun. He pointed the gun at the victim and threatened him. The victim sped off and waited for a police response.
Authorities responded to the address of the registered owner of the suspect vehicle and contacted the two suspects. A consent to search the residence was obtained and Troopers located a silver Kimber handgun in one of the bedrooms. The two suspects were taken into custody and transported back to Troop 6 for processing.
The driver- Mr. Kulik- was formally charged with Aggressive Driving, Driving on the Wrong Side of the Roadway and Failure to Signal. He was released without bond.
Mr. Winnington was formally charged with Aggravated Menacing (felony) and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (felony). Bail was set at $11,000.00 unsecured and he was released.
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Ouch, hope that wasn't his dads Kimber, those guns sell for no less than $1000.00, what an idiot.
ReplyDeleteWhat does DSP do with confiscated hand guns?
I am just glad that no one got hurt, could have turned out alot worse for the guy following them. I wonder if 911 told him to follow them?
If someone followed me all the way to my house, I would have done the same thing. The "victim should have dialed the police given them his the other drivers tag number and then left the situation. There is obviously more to the story.
ReplyDeleteAggressive driving aside,if some nut followed me home I owould be defensive too.
ReplyDeleteyou'll all be happy to hear this story is so twisted.....needless to say I know a few things about what happened....also the DSP is legally required to return the confiscated handgun once the trial is over
ReplyDeleteWhats up with Delaware for small as it there seems to be a lot of crime.
ReplyDeleteSounds like he was provoked !
ReplyDeletehow can he be charged with driving offenses if the cop didnt see it?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I know these two boys...story is tooootally twisted. Love how the newspaper and story reporters like to make stuff up. If some nut case followed you home to your house and sat there and wouldn't leave after they were warneed the first time what would you have done? Let some psycho sit at the top of your driveway and stalk you just got a driving incident? Blame that crazy 47 year old DUI offender first.
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