Posts Tagged ‘prison’
Harrington Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Harrington man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl that he purchased on the dark web and sold on the streets of Sussex County, resulting in the death of a woman who overdosed. David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that 33-year-old Christopher Hurd, of Harrington, was…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse
Felton 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 MoreSentencing Set for Three Vaughn Defendants
Judge William Carpenter has set a sentencing date of September 13 at 9:30am for the three Vaughn defendants – Dwayne Staats, Jarreau Ayres and Royal Downs. Dwayne Staats was the only defendant found guilty of 1st degree murder in the death of Correctional Officer Lt. Steven Floyd. Staats was also found guilty of other charges…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Drug Distribution Case
A Salisbury man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. The sentence for 38 year old Narada Walls was announced by the US Attorney for the District of Maryland. The investigation showed Walls used assumed names and…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sentenced for Rape and Murder
A man living at a Georgetown home who beat and raped a woman living in the home and killed another man will spend the next 67 years in prison. In 2016 Juan Tovar Cruz returned to the home on Wilson Hill Road where he’d just started living a week earlier and threatened the woman who…
Read MoreSalisbury Teen Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Salisbury teen has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he was tried as an adult for sex abuse of a minor and rape. In April 16 year old Klin Deschild was found guilty of sexually abusing a victim under the age of 8 between September and November of 2018. Deschild was sentenced…
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Salisbury Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Robbery & Weapons Offenses
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for convictions in two separate cases. Officials say 29 year old Marcus Crawford pleaded guilty to 1 count of conspiracy to commit robbery in the first case – where two victims were robbed outside of Mojo’s Restaurant in June of last year. Crawford also…
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.
Read MoreBerlin DUI Suspect Sentenced to 10 Years Prison
Maryland Authorities have sentenced a man who killed a bicyclist in Berlin to ten years in prison. 59-year-old Jonathan Kidder was sentenced Tuesday for a hit and run crash that killed 38-year-old Jose Pineda in May of 2018. Kidder was found guilty of negligent homicide by a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.…
Read MoreTwo Wilmington Trust Officers Sentenced Today
Two of the four men found guilty in the Wilmington Trust downfall were sentenced today in US District Court in Wilmington. Former Bank President and COO, Robert Harra and Chief Financial Officer, David Gibson, have each been sentenced to 6 years in prison, three years’ supervised release, and a $300k fine. In addition, Harra must…
Read MoreEllendale Man Pleads Guilty in Shooting Death
An Ellendale man has pleaded guilty in the death of his friend last year. Officials in the A-G’s office say 36 year old Don Martinez was arguing with his friend, Kevin King, in the parking lot of the Silver Lake Estates in Milford when Martinez shot King numerous times – killing him. Martinez pleaded guilty…
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