OCEAN CITY — A Delaware man, wanted on a first-degree assault warrant from an incident in the resort in December, was arrested last weekend after a license plate reader on the Route 90 bridge alerted police.
Around 1 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers received a license plate reader (LPR) ping in reference to a suspect wanted on a warrant for an alleged first-degree assault from December. Ocean City Communications advised the suspect, identified as Matthew Moesle, 27, of Laurel, Del., was driving eastbound on Route 90.
An officer located the suspect’s vehicle heading northbound around 77th Street and confirmed Moesle was the driver who was wanted on the first-degree assault warrant from the incident in December. OCPD officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop of the vehicle around 112th Street and Coastal Highway with their weapons drawn, according to police reports.
OCPD officers ordered Moesle to get out of the vehicle and it was determined there was a young child inside. Communications confirmed the active first-degree assault warrant and Moesle was arrested, according to police reports.
During a search of the vehicle, officers located a plastic bag containing a glass jar in which was a white powder residue. Moesle reportedly told police he had been given the jar by another individual and was unaware there was anything in it, according to police reports.