Police are searching for more possible victims after a 29-year-old man was charged with burglarizing and attempting to rape an 80-year-old woman and attempting to burglarize a 70-year-old woman, the New Castle County Police Department said on Monday.
Davonso Davis, 29, was taken into custody in the early hours of Sunday morning after allegedly burglarizing and attempting to rape an 80-year-old woman, police said.
The alleged incident took place at around 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the unit block of Arbor Avenue in the Overview Gardens section of New Castle, police said.
Officers responding to the incident were able to take Davis into custody after arriving at the scene, police said.
An investigation also found that Davis had sexually harassed a family member of the 80-year-old victim, police said. Investigators were also able to link Davis to an attempted burglary of a 70-year-old victim at the same block that occurred on Sept. 24, 2026.
Davis was initially taken to the hospital after being taken into custody, but has since been arraigned and jailed with $100,300 bail, police said. He faces several charges, including felony burglary first degree, attempted rape second degree without consent, attempted burglary first degree and related charges.
Anyone who has information on Davis or who may have experienced a similar incident is urged to contact Detective Alexandra Vansant at (302) 395-8137 or Alexandra.Vansant@newcastlede.gov, police said. People can also call the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800.
