DELMAR, Del.- Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Delaware Department of Justice has secured the indictment of Randon Wilkerson for the late April murder of Delmar Police Cpl. Keith Heacook.
Wilkerson, 30, of Salisbury, Md., will face two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and 11 other crimes including multiple counts of first-degree Assault.
Authorities said that on April 25, Wilkerson attacked Heacook, who was responding to a report of a fight at a home in Delmar. A witness reported that Wilkerson slammed his foot repeatedly on Heacook’s head while he lay unconscious. Wilkerson is also accused of attacking and injuring an elderly couple.
Heacook succumbed to his injuries three days after the assault.
“The Heacook family, the Town of Delmar, and the law enforcement community have been living through a nightmare since April 25th,” said Jennings in a statement. “Keith Heacook was murdered in service to his community, responding to the call of a person who needed help. We can never truly fill the void that he left behind; but we must honor his sacrifice by seeking justice. I’m grateful to the grand jurors who helped ensure that Cpl. Heacook’s killer will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
If convicted, Wilkerson could face a life sentence.
Heacook, 54, and a 22-year veteran of the Delmar Police Department, was married behind and leaves behind a 12-year-old son.
