Wife of Ocean View Couple Sentenced to Incarceration for Distribution of Methamphetamine.

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Melanie Mitchell, age 35 and an Ocean View resident, was sentenced last week to 42 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. The Honorable Colm F. Connolly, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, pronounced the sentence, permitting the defendant to self-report to the designated prison on January 8, 2024.

On September 9, 2023, Chief Judge Connolly sentenced Melanie Mitchell’s husband, Vincent Mitchell, age 35, to 48 months incarceration for the same offense.

According to court documents, in July 2022 investigators executed a search warrant at the Mitchells’ Ocean View home and seized one pound of methamphetamine and $6,000 in cash. The investigation demonstrated that, on a monthly basis, the Mitchells drove from Ocean View to Philadelphia where they bought a pound of methamphetamine which were they then sold in the Ocean View area.

U.S. Attorney Weiss stated, “Far too many people and their families suffer from substance abuse. This sentence puts an end to the Mitchells’ drug distribution business. I commend the Ocean View Police Department and DEA for working together to keep our communities safe.”

“Methamphetamine is a dangerous and powerful stimulant drug that has destroyed countless lives,” said Thomas Hodnett, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division. “I would like to thank U.S. Attorney David Weiss and the Ocean View Police Department for their participation in and support of this case.”

The case was investigated by the Ocean View Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Edmund Falgowski prosecuted the case.