During the month of October 2022, the three defendants in this case were indicted by a Kent County Grand Jury on the following charges:

Isaiah Tunnell:  Attempted Murder 1^st Degree, Assault 1^st Degree and Conspiracy 1^st Degree.  He was issued a $108,000 Cash Bail and a no contact order between victim and co-defendants by the Kent County Superior Court.

Joseph Mumford:  Attempted Murder 1^st Degree, Assault 1^st Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony and Conspiracy 1^st Degree. He was issued a $35,000 Cash Bail and a no contact order between victim and co-defendants by the Kent County Superior Court.

Demetrius Frith-Thompson:  Attempted Murder 1^st Degree, Assault 1^st Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony and Conspiracy 1^st Degree.  He was issued a $55,000 Cash Bail and a no contact order between victim and co-defendants by the Kent County Superior Court.

This case is currently pending in the Kent County Superior Court.

Released by Public Information Officer, Sgt. Timothy Maloney
Released: 10/24/2022
 
Original Release from 08/23/2022:
On August 17, 2022 at approximately 6:23 p.m., the Milford Police Department's Patrol Division was dispatched to the area of North St and NW 2^nd St, Milford, Kent County, DE for an unconscious male subject laying in the grass.  Units responded to the area and learned that the victim was suffering from a medical emergency and had injuries consistent with being physically assaulted.  The victim was transported to Bayhealth Sussex Campus, where he is currently listed as Stable but Critical Condition.
 
The case was turned over to the Criminal Investigations Division where detectives were able to confirm that the victim had been assaulted by 3 black male suspects at approximately 6:18 p.m. on 08/17/2022.  Through investigative means, detectives were able to identify the three suspects as Isaiah Tunnell, 25 of Milford, DE; Joseph L Mumford 2^nd, 18 of Milford, DE; and Demetrius Frith-Thompson, 22 of Milford, DE.  The case was presented to the Department of Justice and warrants were issued on 08/19/2022 for Tunnell, Mumford and Frith-Thompson.
 
On 08/19/2022, Mumford was taken into custody and charged with Assault 1^st Degree and Conspiracy 2^nd Degree.  He had a presentment through Justice of the Peace Court 2 and was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $27,000 cash bail.  Mumford will appear in the Kent County Court of Common Pleas at a later date for a preliminary hearing.
 
On 08/21/2022, Frith-Thompson was taken into custody and charged with Assault 1^st Degree, Conspiracy 2^nd Degree, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Theft under $1500.  He had a presentment through Justice of the Peace Court 7 and was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $65,000 cash bail.  Frith-Thompson will appear in the Kent County Court of Common Pleas at a later date for a preliminary hearing.
 
Also on 08/21/2022, Tunnell was taken into custody and charged with Assault 1^st Degree and Conspiracy 2^nd Degree.  He had a presentment through Justice of the Peace Court 7 and was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $104,000 cash bail.  Tunnell will appear in the Kent County Court of Common Pleas at a later date for a preliminary hearing.
 
Released by Public Information Officer, Sgt. Timothy Maloney
Released: 08/23/2022