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Guilty Pleas to Robbery, Assault, Weapon, and Child Pornography Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018



Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and Nathan Barillo secured a guilty plea from a Newark man charged with a series of robberies. During the summer of 2017, police said William Piatt, 33, robbed two jewelry stores, a gas station, broke into a man’s room at a motel in Newark and robbed him, and attempted to rob another man at an apartment complex in New Castle. During four of the crimes, Piatt displayed what appeared to be a firearm. Piatt pled guilty to 3 counts of Robbery First Degree, one count of Attempted Robbery Second Degree and one count of Felony Theft. Piatt faces 6 to 82 years in prison when sentenced by a Superior Court judge in June.

A Wilmington woman charged with a 2016 stabbing in the city pled guilty to assault and weapons charges. Deputy Attorney General John Taylor secured the plea from 35-year old Teesha Wright. In September 2016, Wright and another woman began fighting in front of a home in the unit block of East 23rd Street when Wright pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed the other woman. Wright pled guilty in Superior Court to Assault Second Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and will be sentenced by a Superior Court judge to between 2 and 33 years in prison in August.

A 36-year-old Newark man faces at least 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. In July 2017, an investigation into the dealing of child pornography over the internet led members of the Child Predator Task Force to conduct a search warrant in a Newark home. An investigation showed Daniel Wall, had numerous images of child pornography on his computer and other devices. Wall also had a video showing him touching a young girl. Wall pled guilty in Superior Court to 4 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 1 count of Unlawful Sexual Contact First Degree. A Superior Court judge will sentence Wall in July.

A Superior Court judge sentenced a Newark man to prison for child pornography charges. In March 2017, New Castle County police investigating a drug case in which Innocent Rogers, 27, of New Castle, was the defendant, found images of child pornography on Rogers’s cell phone. A plea was secured from Rogers to Dealing in Child Pornography and 3 counts of Possession of Child Pornography in November 2017. Rogers was sentenced to 2 years in prison, followed by 4 years of probation, and ordered to register as a Tier 2 sex offender.

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Guilty Pleas to Robbery, Assault, Weapon, and Child Pornography Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018



Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and Nathan Barillo secured a guilty plea from a Newark man charged with a series of robberies. During the summer of 2017, police said William Piatt, 33, robbed two jewelry stores, a gas station, broke into a man’s room at a motel in Newark and robbed him, and attempted to rob another man at an apartment complex in New Castle. During four of the crimes, Piatt displayed what appeared to be a firearm. Piatt pled guilty to 3 counts of Robbery First Degree, one count of Attempted Robbery Second Degree and one count of Felony Theft. Piatt faces 6 to 82 years in prison when sentenced by a Superior Court judge in June.

A Wilmington woman charged with a 2016 stabbing in the city pled guilty to assault and weapons charges. Deputy Attorney General John Taylor secured the plea from 35-year old Teesha Wright. In September 2016, Wright and another woman began fighting in front of a home in the unit block of East 23rd Street when Wright pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed the other woman. Wright pled guilty in Superior Court to Assault Second Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and will be sentenced by a Superior Court judge to between 2 and 33 years in prison in August.

A 36-year-old Newark man faces at least 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. In July 2017, an investigation into the dealing of child pornography over the internet led members of the Child Predator Task Force to conduct a search warrant in a Newark home. An investigation showed Daniel Wall, had numerous images of child pornography on his computer and other devices. Wall also had a video showing him touching a young girl. Wall pled guilty in Superior Court to 4 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 1 count of Unlawful Sexual Contact First Degree. A Superior Court judge will sentence Wall in July.

A Superior Court judge sentenced a Newark man to prison for child pornography charges. In March 2017, New Castle County police investigating a drug case in which Innocent Rogers, 27, of New Castle, was the defendant, found images of child pornography on Rogers’s cell phone. A plea was secured from Rogers to Dealing in Child Pornography and 3 counts of Possession of Child Pornography in November 2017. Rogers was sentenced to 2 years in prison, followed by 4 years of probation, and ordered to register as a Tier 2 sex offender.

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