Delaware State Police News Release Timothy E. Winstead

Three Charged in Pizza Deliveryman Robbery – Arrest Stem from Separate Burglary Investigation

Released Monday, February 02, 2009

Dover / Townsend –The Delaware State Police have arrested three persons responsiblefor a December 2008 Townsend robbery of a pizza deliveryman. The case was solved after a separate burglary investigation that detectives at Troop 3 were investigating led them to information linking the crew to the robbery.

On January 15, 2009, the Delaware State Police were investigating a burglary that occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Norway Drive, Dover. This investigation led detectives to a former roommate of the victim who formally lived at the home a month prior to the incident. During the burglary, detectives noticed no sign of forced entry to the home and discovered that a T.V., X-Box video game and various X-Box games were taken. Additionally, all exterior doors had deadbolt locks and were secured.

Of particular interest to the investigators was the fact that it appeared as if the culprit staged the crime scene by breaking a window in the home with a hammer. However, investigators noted that the glass was broken from inside the home because of the broken glass lying on the ground outside under the window. Furthermore, the broken window’s hole was small and could not allow a person to enter through it. The victim then informed police the hammer that was left at the crime scene, near the broken window, came from within his home.

The victim stated only he and his former roommate, Mark A. Fedorkowiez, 19 of Smyrna, were the only two persons that knew the hammer was kept in a specific drawer in the house. Police learned Fedorkowiez also had a key to the home. Additionally, through investigative measures detectives learned from another source that Fedorkowiez lives with Sean M. Gardner, 20 of Smyrna and that the two have recently spoken to various people stating that they committed the crime.

As investigators continued this investigation, they also received information that these two persons, along with Erica A. Jardine, 20 of Smyrna, had committed a December 2, 2008 robbery where a pizza deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint. Again, information obtained by detectives surrounded the fact that all of these subjects were heard bragging about the crime.

The robbery in question occurred at 9:34 pm at a home in the 900 block of Van Dyke Greenspring Rd. The victim, a 26-year-old Smyrna man, was confronted by a shotgun wielding white male, approximately 6’ tall and 18 – 20 years of age. The suspect ordered him to the ground, and robbed him of his money. After receiving the money, the suspect fired one round in the area of the victim before fleeing in a waiting vehicle. The victim was not injured. The description of the suspect matched that of Fedorkowiez.

Through interviews with these subjects, detectives were able to garner information that supported their involvement in the robbery. As a result of the investigation, the following charges were levied against these persons:

Mark A. Fedorkowiez and Sean M. Gardner were arrested for Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony, Reckless Endangering 1^st Degree, 2 counts of Conspiracy 2^nd Degree, Burglary 2^nd Degree, Theft and Criminal Mischief. Both were remanded to the James T Vaughn Correctional Center in lieu of a $42,100 secured bond.
Erica A. Jardine was arrested for Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony, Reckless Endangering 1^st Degree, and Conspiracy 2^nd Degree. She was remanded to the Delores J Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute in lie of a $46,000 secured bail.

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