Georgetown Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering 19-Year-Old in Bridgeville

Georgetown Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering 19-Year-Old in Bridgeville

(BRIDGEVILLE, Del.) - A 36-year-old Georgetown man pled guilty to Murder Second Degree in connection to a fatal shooting during an attempted robbery.

In August 2017, Preston Nailor fatally wounded Ty'ron Lake, 19, of Bridgeville, when the two exchanged gunfire during a botched drug deal along Apple Tree Road in Bridgeville.

A Superior Court judge immediately sentenced Nailor to 15 years including completion of the KEY substance abuse program, followed by 10 years of probation.

Deputy Attorneys General John Donahue and Amanda Nyman prosecuted the case. The chief investigating officer was Delaware State Police Detective Daniel Grassi.