Posts Tagged ‘Riot’
4 Charged In Rehoboth Convenience Store Assault
Two employees of Royal Farms on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach are assaulted, and four suspects – including an ex-boyfriend of one of the victims – are facing charges. Delaware State Police say that suspect started to assault the 19-year-old woman in the store late Tuesday night. The other employee, a 22-year-old man, tried to…
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 MoreUPDATED: Roman Shankaras Not Guilty on All Charges in Third Vaughn Prison Riot Trial
UPDATED 5/23/19 3:20PM – The eighth defendant tried in the Vaughn Prison Riot, 32 year old Roman Shankaras, has been found not guilty on all charges. DOC Commissioner Perry Phelps offered the following statement: “We thank the members of the jury for their time and service to the State of Delaware. The news is upsetting,…
Read MoreClosing Arguments in 2nd Vaughn Trial Begin Monday
Testimony has concluded in the second trial of suspects accused in the Vaughn Prison riot in February 2017. Abednego Baynes, Kevin Berry, John Bramble and Obadiah Miller are each charged with 3 counts of 1st degree murder as well as multiple other offenses – including assault, riot and kidnapping. During the prison riot, three correctional…
Read MoreJury Selection for Group 2 in the Vaughn Uprising Begins Jan 7
Jury selection begins at 10am Monday in Wilmington for the second group of defendants in prison uprising at the Vaughn Correctional Institution in February of 2017 that left Correctional Officer Lt. Steven Floyd dead and three others injured. Abednego Baynes, Kevin Berry, John Bramble and Obadiah Miller are each charged with 3 counts of 1st…
Read MoreNext Vaughn Trial to Begin in Mid-January
Inmate Involved in JTV Riot Dies in Prison
Corrections officials say a 30 year old inmate at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution died last week. Kelly Gibbs was serving a 24 year, nine month sentence for 2nd degree Murder and other offenses. Earlier last week he pleaded guilty to charges of Riot, Kidnapping and Conspiracy in relation to the February 2017 riot…
Read MoreJTVCC C Building to be Demolished
C-Building at the Vaughn Correctional Center – the site of an inmate uprising and death of Correctional Officer Lt Steven Floyd – will be torn down. The building is a constant reminder of what happened on February 1st, 2017. DOC Commissioner Perry Phelps says that demolishing C-Building will ‘demonstrate that JTVCC is moving forward and…
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