Teen charged in Wilmington mountain bike robbery

Derrick Saunders (Photo: Wilmington PD)
Derrick Saunders (Photo: Wilmington PD)

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/21/2015) An 18-year-old Wilmington man was charged with robbery after police said they captured him on a mountain bike stolen at 11th and King streets, authorities reported today.

The male victim flagged down officers about 11 p.m. Friday and told them he had been assaulted when the bike was taken.

Derrick Saunders was spotted at 11th and Lombard streets and taken into custody, police said. He was being held at Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $41,000 bail.

The bike was returned to the owner.