Attorney General Jennings Joins Motion to Block Diversion of Funds and Resources to Border Wall Construction
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
20 states file motion for preliminary injunction to safeguard the environment and preserve law enforcement funding Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 20 states in a motion to block the Trump Administration’s attempt to unlawfully divert $1.6 billion in federal funds toward construction of a border wall. The motion, led by California […]
Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Girlfriend to Death
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
A 53-year-old Wilmington man pleaded guilty to the 2018 stabbing death of his girlfriend. In January 2018, Kevin Dyton repeatedly stabbed and slit the throat of 58-year-old Annette Henry in the apartment the two shared on the 1600 block of West Fourth Street. Dyton fled from the apartment after the stabbing, and was arrested after […]
Attorney General Jennings Joins Multi-State Amicus Brief Protecting Women’s Access to Abortion Services
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware will join 19 sister states and the District of Columbia in an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to affirm a lower court’s finding that a Kentucky law regulating abortion services violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The brief, led by […]
2017 Murder in Bear Sends Man to Prison for Life
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019
Arsonist sentenced for torching historic home; other defendants enter guilty pleas in shootings A 2017 murder resulted in life in prison for a 26-year-old New Castle man. Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and William Leonard prosecuted the case against Elder Saavedra. In March 2017, Saavedra killed 23-year-old Lester Mateo of Penns Grove, NJ outside of […]
Man Pleads Guilty 11 Years After Fatal Car Crash
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019
Woman sentenced after guilty plea to numerous burglaries around Sussex County Eduardo Rodriguez, 32, entered a guilty plea related to a 2008 fatal car collision. In May 2008, Rodriguez, who was residing in Wilmington at the time, ran a red light on Maryland Avenue near Banning Park, and killed two elderly passengers in another vehicle. […]
