Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 18 years
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Defendant reoffended immediately after conviction A drug dealer has been declared a habitual offender and will serve 18 years in prison after being caught dealing enormous quantities of fentanyl. James Demby, 33, was arrested in May 2023 after law enforcement became aware that he was selling drugs out of the Fairview Motel outside Wilmington. Demby […]
Cold case cracked as prosecutors secure murder plea
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
A Wilmington man has been convicted in a nearly four-year-long cold case. On May 15, Dashawn Daley, 29, of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. This conviction follows an investigation into the fatal 2019 shooting of then 29-year-old Hakeem Smalls. “I am grateful […]
Suspect charged with hate crime following UD vandalism
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 13, 2024
Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust worked with UD Police Department A University of Delaware student, who has since been banned from campus, now faces three misdemeanor charges, including Hate Crime, after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial sponsored by a Jewish student group and going on an antisemitic tirade. On the evening of May 8, […]
AG Jennings’ statement on Senate passage of Senate Bill 2
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today released the following statement regarding the Senate’s overwhelming passage of Senate Bill 2, legislation requiring training and a permit to purchase a handgun. The Senate’s vote sends the legislation to Gov. John Carney’s desk. For five years, all of us — not only me, but the bill sponsors, the advocates, […]
With gun safety in Court, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania AGs stand for common sense
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 11, 2024
PHILADEPHIA — The Attorneys General of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania reiterated their support for common sense gun safety laws today as attorneys for the States of Delaware and New Jersey delivered oral arguments defending landmark gun safety legislation. In Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, currently before the […]
