Posts Tagged ‘DOJ’
Dewey Beach Police Officer Indicted by Grand Jury after August Incident
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Tuesday that a grand jury has indicted Dewey Beach police officer Gregory Lynch, Jr. in connection to an August 10 incident near Bellevue Road. The DOJ alleges that police and EMTs were dispatched on August 10 to assist a victim who had lost…
Read MoreMaryland Governor announces $6 million grant to fight opioid crisis
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that more than $6 million from the Department of Justice will go to the State of Maryland to support a coordinated, statewide response to the opioid crisis. “For five years, our administration has been committed to shining a spotlight on the heroin and opioid epidemic, which has torn apart communities…
Read MoreFormer Owner of Several DE Massage Parlors found Liable on Civil RICO Violations
The operation of several massage parlors throughout Delaware – including Rehoboth Beach – led to the arrest of 55 year old Da Zhong Wang, formerly of Smyrna – on RICO charges. DOJ officials then filed a civil suit against Wang alleging racketeering – the first in Delaware involving human trafficking. This week a Superior Court…
Read MoreLaurel Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Ten years in prison for the sexual assault of a child – that’s the sentence for 26 year old Brandon Flood of Laurel. DOJ officials say he pleaded guilty to 1st degree sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust after he initiated inappropriate sexual contact with a minor on more than one…
Read MoreLincoln Man Sentenced for Assault
A Lincoln man faced 3 years in prison for assaulting a woman who was staying with him and his wife. DOJ officials say 44 year old Toussaint Jones began arguing with the woman but then struck her in the face – causing a fracture. Jones pleaded guilty to 2nd degree assault in August and was…
Read MoreSeaford Man Sentenced After Dragging Trooper During Traffic Stop
A Seaford man who tried to avoid arrest by driving off from a traffic stop in June of 2018 with the trooper hanging onto his vehicle has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. A trooper stopped 30 year old Brandon Showell for running a stop sign, but as the officer approached Showell’s SUV, Showell…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Who Robbed & Kidnapped Rehoboth Couple Sentenced to 20 Years
In July of 2018, 30 year old Steven Snell of Millsboro kidnapped an elderly Rehoboth couple from the Cornwall Road home and forced them to drive to an ATM to get money for him. The husband was tied up in the trunk and Snell forced the wife to withdraw money from their bank ATM –…
Read MoreDelaware to receive $1.3 million in settlement with Suboxone pharma distributor
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware and other states have reached an agreement with pharmaceutical distributor Reckitt Benckiser Group (“Reckitt”) to settle allegations that the company, either directly or through a subsidiary, improperly marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Suboxone is a drug product…
Read MoreDOJ wants a specialized DUI court in Sussex County to deal with arrests
The Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) wants a specialized DUI court in Sussex County to deal with the “disproportionately and unacceptably high” rate of DUI arrests. DOJ prosecutors and department officials have been concerned that DUI arrests are disproportionately high in Sussex County compared to Kent and New Castle, which already have specialized DUI courts.…
Read MoreLaurel Man Pleads Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder
A Laurel man has pleaded guilty in the death of another Laurel man in September of last year. The body of 19 year old Isaac Hatton was found along side a pond near Portsville Road – he had been shot. The investigation led Delaware State Police to 22 year old Traevon Dixon of Laurel and…
Read MoreSeaford Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison
A Seaford man will spend over 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in the murder of a Laurel man.  Seaford Police listed 28 year old Donnell Davis of Laurel missing in September of 2017   – he was last seen arguing with 49 year old Michael Moore at Moore’s home. Moore was arrested in February…
Read MoreLincoln Man Convicted of 1st Degree Murder
A Lincoln man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted in the murder of a Smyrna man after a party in Dover. In May of 2018 Ahmir Bailey and 19 year old Eugene Riley of Milford got into an argument with Jameir Vann-Robinson as he left a house party…
Read MoreSentencing for 3 Vaughn Inmates Involved in 2017 Prison Riot
Three inmates have been sentenced for their roles in the 2017 Vaughn prison riot that resulted in the murder of Correctional Officer Lt. Steven Floyd. Dwayne Staats was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 153 years. The 37 year old Staats was the only inmate found guilty of 2 counts of murder and other offenses. …
Read MoreGuilty Plea from Seaford Man who Drove from Traffic Stop with Trooper Hanging on to Vehicle
A guilty plea from a Seaford man who tried to leave traffic stop with a state trooper hanging on to his moving vehicle. Officials is the Attorney General’s office say 30 year old Brandon Showell pleaded guilty to 2nd degree assault, reckless endangering and resisting arrest after he was stopped in June of 2018 for…
Read MoreGuilty Plea from Woman Who Set Fire that Killed 3 Wilmington Firefighters in 2016
The woman who lived in the home at Canby Estates in Elsmere where a fire left three Wilmington Firefighters dead has pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder, 1st degree arson and 1st degree assault. Beatriz Fana-Ruiz will be sentenced in December. Officials in the Attorney General’s office say Fana-Ruiz recklessly started the fire in the…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse
A 20 year old Magnolia man has been sentenced for the continuous sexual abuse of a child. Police arrested Emmanuel Wright in 2018 after an investigation found he’d repeatedly and frequently sexually abused a victim for two years – beginning when she was 12. He also tried to persuade her to hide evidence of the…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder of Grandmother
A Georgetown man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his grandmother. Officials in the AG’s office say George Bailey choked his 69 year old grandmother, Lorraine Bradley, after she fell while the two were leaving her Long Neck home. Bailey then stole her car. Bradley’s body, along with…
Read MorePrison Time for Seaford Man for Drugs
Prison time for a Seaford man. Officials in the AG’s office secured a plea deal and sentence for 42 year old Russell Hurst. Governor’s Task Force members were tipped that Hurst planned to make a heroin deal at the Walmart in Seaford. Officers watched him in the parking lot and arrested Hurst as he came…
Read MoreFelton Man Sentenced for Rape
A 64 year old Felton man who pleaded guilty to the rape of a child over many years has been sentenced to prison. Officials say the attacks began in the late 1990s when the victim was a child living in Monte Brown’s neighborhood. Brown pleaded guilty to 2 counts of 1st degree rape and 1…
Read MoreLAWSUIT FILED AGAINST DEVELOPER BY DE DOJ FOR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS
The Delaware Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit in the Court of Chancery against the developer of The Villages of Noble’s Pond – a 55-plus community – in Dover. The lawsuit cites numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act, Deceptive Trade Practices Act and other Delaware laws protecting consumers against unlawful and predatory…
Read MoreState Not to Move Forward with Final Vaughn Prison Riot Trial
With two defendants to stand trial in October in the Vaughn Prison Riot case, the State has opted NOT to move forward with further pending charges. The Department of Justice released this statement on the Vaughn trials: On the morning of February 2, 2017, a correctional officer was found dead – tragically and brutally murdered…
Read MoreSeaford Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery
A Seaford man has been sentenced to 2 years in prison after he robbed a convenience store while armed with a crowbar. Officials in the Attorney General’s office say 49 year old Glen Eskridge went into the Shore Stop in West Stein Highway in Seaford in August of 2018 and demanded money – and threatened…
Read MoreFormer Salisbury Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges
A former Salisbury pastor must register as a Tier 2 sex offender after being sentenced on child pornography charges. Officials in the Attorney General’s office say 36 year old Cesar Rios-Martinez of Laurel pleaded guilty in February to 2 counts of dealing in child porn while he was a pastor at a Salisbury church. Rios-Martinez…
Read MoreDOJ to Try 3 in Remaining Vaughn Prison Trials
Two criminal trials of defendants in the Vaughn Trials have resulted in just one conviction for murder. State Prosecutors have evaluated the evidence against the remaining nine defendants and have notified the court that the State will only continue forward with charges against Roman Shankaras, Lawrence Michaels and Alejandro Rodriguez-Ortiz. Shankaras will be tried in…
Read MoreEllendale Man Sentenced to 35 Years for 2nd Degree Murder
An Ellendale man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder. In July of 2017, Don Martinez shot Kevin King in the parking lot of the Silver Lake Estates in Milford as the two argued. Martinez pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder and weapons offenses last December.
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