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  Category: Department of Justice


DOJ secures over a dozen convictions for violent gun offender following nine-month manhunt

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted of several felonies, including three separate counts of Attempted Murder, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday.   “An extremely violent gun offender will spend the rest of his life in prison because of excellent collaboration between Wilmington PD, prosecutors, and federal law enforcement,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “These cases […]




AG Jennings Announces Appeal Of Superior Court Voting Ruling, Vows Support For Constitutional Amendment

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Department of Justice will move to appeal a Superior Court judge’s ruling curtailing voting rights, and will support legislative efforts to pass constitutional amendments expanding and enshrining voting rights.




DOJ secures guilty pleas, prison time in fatal shooting case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

Two people have pleaded guilty in relation to the assault and fatal shooting of 19-year-old Za’Quan Blackwell. On February 2, Ah’Kee Flonnory of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Manslaughter, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony; Armani Rogers, 20, of New Castle pleaded guilty to Assault 2nd Degree.  “This was a tragic loss […]




Children’s pastor arrested on child pornography charges

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

A Seaford pastor has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday.  James R. Dryden, 74, was arrested February 15 following an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. ICAC’s investigation was spurred […]




DOJ secures felony conviction in first of several cases related to abuses of the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Delaware Department of Justice secured a felony conviction in the first of several pending cases stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Delaware Division of Revenue and the Department of Justice into fraud related to the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. That program provided Delaware residents with a one-time $300.00 check and was intended […]







  Category: Department of Justice

DOJ secures over a dozen convictions for violent gun offender following nine-month manhunt

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted of several felonies, including three separate counts of Attempted Murder, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday.   “An extremely violent gun offender will spend the rest of his life in prison because of excellent collaboration between Wilmington PD, prosecutors, and federal law enforcement,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “These cases […]




AG Jennings Announces Appeal Of Superior Court Voting Ruling, Vows Support For Constitutional Amendment

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Department of Justice will move to appeal a Superior Court judge’s ruling curtailing voting rights, and will support legislative efforts to pass constitutional amendments expanding and enshrining voting rights.




DOJ secures guilty pleas, prison time in fatal shooting case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

Two people have pleaded guilty in relation to the assault and fatal shooting of 19-year-old Za’Quan Blackwell. On February 2, Ah’Kee Flonnory of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Manslaughter, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony; Armani Rogers, 20, of New Castle pleaded guilty to Assault 2nd Degree.  “This was a tragic loss […]




Children’s pastor arrested on child pornography charges

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

A Seaford pastor has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday.  James R. Dryden, 74, was arrested February 15 following an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. ICAC’s investigation was spurred […]




DOJ secures felony conviction in first of several cases related to abuses of the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Delaware Department of Justice secured a felony conviction in the first of several pending cases stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Delaware Division of Revenue and the Department of Justice into fraud related to the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. That program provided Delaware residents with a one-time $300.00 check and was intended […]