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Prison Sentence for Man in Domestic Dispute

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, December 28, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901   Prison Sentence for Man In Domestic Dispute Others face prison for assault, weapons, and robbery charges   Deputy Attorney General Anna Currier secured a prison sentence for a 37-year-old Newark man who pled guilty earlier this year to Strangulation, Tampering with a Witness, and Assault Third […]




Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018

Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder Store robberies, rape, hospital embezzlement, health care fraud cases also resolved   Darren Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony for shooting and killing a woman last year. Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, shot […]




Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901     Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case   Deputy Attorneys General Dan McBride and Eric Towne secured a guilty plea for murder from a 39-year-old Wilmington man. Thomas Hollingsworth pled guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd and one count of PFDCF, with open sentencing. Hollingsworth is facing a […]




Long Term Treatment Continues to be Need In Delaware’s Struggle Against Opioid Crisis

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901   Long Term Treatment Continues To Be Need In Delaware’s Struggle Against Opioid Crisis   With opioid overdoses and deaths continuing to increase, Attorney General Matt Denn on Wednesday released the Delaware Department of Justice’s fourth annual report on the state’s efforts to combat the epidemic and made recommendations for […]




Drug Dealing Charges Result in Years In Prison In Multiple Cases

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 5, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901   Drug Dealing Charges Result in Years In Prison In Multiple Cases   Deputy Attorneys General Mark Denney and Annemarie Puit secured a guilty plea from Tyron Friend, also known as Talib Al-Atharee, a 38-year-old Wilmington man.  Al-Atharee pled to Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, Drug Dealing-Tier 4 […]






  Archives:

Prison Sentence for Man in Domestic Dispute

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, December 28, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901   Prison Sentence for Man In Domestic Dispute Others face prison for assault, weapons, and robbery charges   Deputy Attorney General Anna Currier secured a prison sentence for a 37-year-old Newark man who pled guilty earlier this year to Strangulation, Tampering with a Witness, and Assault Third […]




Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018

Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder Store robberies, rape, hospital embezzlement, health care fraud cases also resolved   Darren Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony for shooting and killing a woman last year. Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, shot […]




Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901     Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case   Deputy Attorneys General Dan McBride and Eric Towne secured a guilty plea for murder from a 39-year-old Wilmington man. Thomas Hollingsworth pled guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd and one count of PFDCF, with open sentencing. Hollingsworth is facing a […]




Long Term Treatment Continues to be Need In Delaware’s Struggle Against Opioid Crisis

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901   Long Term Treatment Continues To Be Need In Delaware’s Struggle Against Opioid Crisis   With opioid overdoses and deaths continuing to increase, Attorney General Matt Denn on Wednesday released the Delaware Department of Justice’s fourth annual report on the state’s efforts to combat the epidemic and made recommendations for […]




Drug Dealing Charges Result in Years In Prison In Multiple Cases

Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 5, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901   Drug Dealing Charges Result in Years In Prison In Multiple Cases   Deputy Attorneys General Mark Denney and Annemarie Puit secured a guilty plea from Tyron Friend, also known as Talib Al-Atharee, a 38-year-old Wilmington man.  Al-Atharee pled to Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, Drug Dealing-Tier 4 […]