Prosecutors Secure Convictions Against Serial Child Abusers
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Delaware Department of Justice has secured multiple felony convictions against a Kent County couple charged with the serial abuse and torture of their children, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday. “These are the cases that keep us up at night,” said Attorney General Jennings. “The pain that these children endured — and that it […]
AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023
Prosecutors have convicted a Delmar man for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021. Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison following a stipulated non-jury trial in which he was convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. “Cpl. Keith Heacook served […]
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For A Violent Gun Offender
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2023
Plea agreement brings lengthy prison time, resolves five pending cases On October 2, 34-year-old Timothy Thomas of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited in New Castle County Superior Court following an investigation into the July 2020 shooting of Andre Hickson. “I am grateful to our prosecutors and the Wilmington Police Department for their […]
Statement from AG Jennings On The Violence In Israel
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2023
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement Friday regrading the violence committed against innocents in Israel: Dave and I are grieving for the innocents lost in Israel, and for their families abroad and here in Delaware. I have struggled to find words for what the world has witnessed: Hamas’ flagrant violence and kidnappings committed […]
Camden Mayor Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Resign Over His Actions At Car Wash
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Prosecutors have secured three convictions against Camden Mayor Justin King over a physical confrontation he began with two victims, as well as his subsequent lack of candor with investigators. King, 41, was until recently the mayor of Camden, Delaware and owns several businesses in the area. On February 25, King confronted two male victims, both […]
