Troopers Arrest Seaford Man with Assaulting Elderly Woman

Seaford, DE – Troopers have arrested a 35 year old Seaford man after he assaulted an elderly woman moments after he committed another violent crime in the parking lot of the Seaford Walmart.

The incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. Sunday March 29, 2015, after troopers and Seaford Police Department were dispatched to a residence located in the 9000 block of Tharp Road for an assault complaint. Upon arrival, an 81-year old female was immediately being transported to Nanticoke Hospital by EMS due to severe injuries to her head and face. Upon interviewing the victim at the hospital, troopers learned that a black male approached her near the side of her residence and was willing to walk to the road with her to see if her cat was deceased in the road. As the two were walking along the side of her house, the male began attacking her and punching her in the face. Once she fell to the ground, the suspect took off running without any items from the woman. A description was broadcast across the radio to all police agencies and within a half hour,Jerome Q. Roach, 35 of Seaford, was located by Seaford Police Department walking along Middleford Road matching the description given.

Jerome Roach was transported to Seaford PD, where it was determined he was the same suspect involved in an earlier altercation that occurred in the parking lot of Walmart which is directly behind the 81-year-old victim’s house.

State Police charged Roach with Assault 1st Intentionally Causes Serious Physical Injury to a Person 62 Years or Older and was committed Sussex Correctional Institution on $35,000.00 cash only bond.

Since the arrest, the elderly female victim has been transferred and admitted to Christiana Medical Center in stable condition.