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  Category: Criminal Division


Conviction in 2018 Dover Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and drug charges Ahmir Bailey, 20, of Lincoln, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of murdering a 20-year-old Smyrna man. In May 2018, Bailey and a co-defendant, Eugene Riley, 19, of Milford, got into an argument […]




Attorney General Kathy Jennings’ Statement on Conaway Verdict

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today released the following statement after a jury returned a guilty verdict against Clay Conaway for Rape 4th Degree: “The message today is no means no. I am grateful for the jury’s decision, for the work of our excellent trial team, for the investigative work of the Delaware State Police, and […]




Lengthy Prison Sentence for Rape of 2 Children

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019

Other defendants face prison for murder, assault, drug, and weapons charges The repeated sexual abuse of 2 children has led to a prison sentence of more than 100 years for a New Castle man. For a period of almost 3 years beginning in January 2014, Melvin Finney, 57, sexually assaulted 2 children in his care. […]




Driver’s License Bribery Scheme Leads To Guilty Pleas

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 20, 2019

Sexual assault kit testing initiative generates rape conviction; Child sexual abuse, armed robbery also lead to guilty pleas An employee of the state Division of Motor Vehicles and a man who bribed her have pleaded guilty to issuing drivers’ licenses to people who hadn’t earned them. Danielle Haldeman, 29, of Greenwood, who worked at the […]




Inmates Sentenced for Riot in Vaughn Correctional Center

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 13, 2019

Other defendants plea to drug, weapons, and robbery charges A Superior Court judge sentenced three inmates Friday for their roles in the 2017 Vaughn prison riot, which resulted in the murder of correctional officer Lt. Steven Floyd. Dwayne Staats, 37, sentenced to two life sentences in prison plus 153 years for his conviction on 2 […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Conviction in 2018 Dover Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and drug charges Ahmir Bailey, 20, of Lincoln, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of murdering a 20-year-old Smyrna man. In May 2018, Bailey and a co-defendant, Eugene Riley, 19, of Milford, got into an argument […]




Attorney General Kathy Jennings’ Statement on Conaway Verdict

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today released the following statement after a jury returned a guilty verdict against Clay Conaway for Rape 4th Degree: “The message today is no means no. I am grateful for the jury’s decision, for the work of our excellent trial team, for the investigative work of the Delaware State Police, and […]




Lengthy Prison Sentence for Rape of 2 Children

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019

Other defendants face prison for murder, assault, drug, and weapons charges The repeated sexual abuse of 2 children has led to a prison sentence of more than 100 years for a New Castle man. For a period of almost 3 years beginning in January 2014, Melvin Finney, 57, sexually assaulted 2 children in his care. […]




Driver’s License Bribery Scheme Leads To Guilty Pleas

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 20, 2019

Sexual assault kit testing initiative generates rape conviction; Child sexual abuse, armed robbery also lead to guilty pleas An employee of the state Division of Motor Vehicles and a man who bribed her have pleaded guilty to issuing drivers’ licenses to people who hadn’t earned them. Danielle Haldeman, 29, of Greenwood, who worked at the […]




Inmates Sentenced for Riot in Vaughn Correctional Center

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 13, 2019

Other defendants plea to drug, weapons, and robbery charges A Superior Court judge sentenced three inmates Friday for their roles in the 2017 Vaughn prison riot, which resulted in the murder of correctional officer Lt. Steven Floyd. Dwayne Staats, 37, sentenced to two life sentences in prison plus 153 years for his conviction on 2 […]