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  Category: Department of Justice


Jury Convicts Man on 21 Counts Including Murder and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Defendant arrested as part of Operation “In The House” A Superior Court jury has convicted one of the members of an organized criminal enterprise once operating in Sussex and Kent Counties on 21 charges related to a home invasion and murder in 2014. Rhamir Waples, 20, of Philadelphia was arrested as part of Operation “In […]




Dover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 3, 2017

Others face jail time for murder, weapons, rape, and vehicular homicide charges A 35-year-old Dover man will spend the rest of his life in prison, sentenced as a habitual offender for sexually abusing a child. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson secured the sentence in Superior Court for Eric Curry. In November 2015, Curry was caught […]




More Than 30 Years in Prison for Man With Multiple Gun Charges and Resisting Police

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2017

Gang Members, Burglar, Child Sex Abuser, Robber Also Sentenced To Jail   Ronald Jackson, 39, of New Castle was sentenced following a trial in which he was convicted of a host of weapons related offenses. Deputy Attorneys General Michael DegliObizzi and Nichole Warner convicted Jackson at trial of Aggravated Menacing, 2 counts of Possession of […]




Murder, Gang, Gun, Robbery Charges Result In Guilty Pleas and Verdicts

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017

A 33-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy First Degree for a 2014 shooting in Wilmington’s Hedgeville neighborhood. Deputy Attorneys General A.J. Roop and Karin Volker […]




Two Teen Gang Members Sentenced to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 10, 2017

Man pleads to 2001 Wilmington barbershop murder; other defendants face weapons, fraud, and theft charges. Deputy Attorney General Mark Denney secured a guilty plea and jail time for gang related charges from a 16-year-old who was prosecuted as an adult, and is now prohibited from owning or possessing a handgun for the rest of his […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Jury Convicts Man on 21 Counts Including Murder and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Defendant arrested as part of Operation “In The House” A Superior Court jury has convicted one of the members of an organized criminal enterprise once operating in Sussex and Kent Counties on 21 charges related to a home invasion and murder in 2014. Rhamir Waples, 20, of Philadelphia was arrested as part of Operation “In […]




Dover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 3, 2017

Others face jail time for murder, weapons, rape, and vehicular homicide charges A 35-year-old Dover man will spend the rest of his life in prison, sentenced as a habitual offender for sexually abusing a child. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson secured the sentence in Superior Court for Eric Curry. In November 2015, Curry was caught […]




More Than 30 Years in Prison for Man With Multiple Gun Charges and Resisting Police

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2017

Gang Members, Burglar, Child Sex Abuser, Robber Also Sentenced To Jail   Ronald Jackson, 39, of New Castle was sentenced following a trial in which he was convicted of a host of weapons related offenses. Deputy Attorneys General Michael DegliObizzi and Nichole Warner convicted Jackson at trial of Aggravated Menacing, 2 counts of Possession of […]




Murder, Gang, Gun, Robbery Charges Result In Guilty Pleas and Verdicts

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017

A 33-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy First Degree for a 2014 shooting in Wilmington’s Hedgeville neighborhood. Deputy Attorneys General A.J. Roop and Karin Volker […]




Two Teen Gang Members Sentenced to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 10, 2017

Man pleads to 2001 Wilmington barbershop murder; other defendants face weapons, fraud, and theft charges. Deputy Attorney General Mark Denney secured a guilty plea and jail time for gang related charges from a 16-year-old who was prosecuted as an adult, and is now prohibited from owning or possessing a handgun for the rest of his […]