On Friday, July 24, at approximately 4 PM, Felton Police Department responded to a report that a court-issued no contact order had been violated. Upon investigation, officers developed probable cause indicating that the suspect had allegedly violated the order by sending mailed correspondence to the victim from the Sussex Correctional Institution where he is currently incarcerated.
Investigators allege that the correspondence was used to influence the victim not to appear in court for a pending criminal proceeding involving the suspect. As a result of the investigation, Steven Ryan Huey, Sr., 46, of Felton, was charged with an act of intimidation to prevent a victim or witness from reporting or testifying and breach of conditions of bond during the commitment of a felony.
Huey was arraigned via video before the Justice of the Peace Court and issued a $12,000 cash-only bond. He remains in the custody of the Delaware Department of Corrections.
The no contact order remains in place.
As a reminder, all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
