Maryland Man Indicted for Violent Carjacking and Kidnapping in Seaford

WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Ralph Harmon, a resident of Salisbury, Maryland, with committing a violent carjacking and kidnapping in Seaford. 

According to the indictment, on January 13, 2023, defendant Ralph Harmon, 24, carjacked and kidnapped a person referred to in the Indictment as “Victim.” The Indictment alleges that the carjacking resulted in serious bodily injury to the Victim.

Harmon is charged with carjacking and interstate kidnapping.   If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the kidnapping and 25 years in prison for the carjacking.  A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, and Special Agent in Charge for FBI-Baltimore Thomas Sobocinski, made the announcement. Maryland State Police, Salisbury Police Department, and Seaford Police Department provided assistance in the investigation of this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer K. Welsh and Samuel S. Frey are prosecuting the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware. Related court documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for the District of Delaware or on PACER.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court