Defendants Face Prison Time for Robbery, Burglary, Drug, and Weapons Charges
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017
A 45-year-old Newark man faces at least 15 years in prison for a series of 2016 robberies in New Castle County. Deputy Attorney General Christina Kontis secured a guilty plea from Leo Watson to 3 counts of Robbery First Degree. In early June 2016, Watson robbed the Exxon gas station in the 5300 block of […]
New Law Improves Prosecution Of Driving Under The Influence Cases
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017
Misdemeanor DUI Defendants Now Entitled To Only One Trial Delaware drivers charged with misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence (a first or second offense) will now receive only a single opportunity for a criminal trial. This is the result of the General Assembly’s late June passage of legislation that addressed a provision in Delaware law allowing […]
Final guilty plea from OMB gang member
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017
All 28 gang members charged in 2016 indictment guilty. Na-Quan Lewis, 20, of New Castle, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and admitted that he violated his probation on a 2014 Robbery Second Degree conviction. A Superior Court judge sentenced Lewis to 3 years in prison on the […]
Attorney General Denn Strongly Urges Federal Communications Commission to Take Action Against Robocalls
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2017
In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) on Monday, Attorney General Matt Denn and a bi-partisan group of 29 state attorneys general are urging the FCC to adopt rules that would allow telephone providers to block illegal robocalls – some of which lead to consumer scams. The FCC has requested public comment […]
Attacks on State Troopers and Dover Police Officers Lead to Prison Sentences
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017
Other defendants face prison for murder, weapons, drug, and rape charges. A 31-year-old Harrington man pled guilty and was sentenced in Superior Court on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony related to his shooting at a Delaware State Trooper. In July 2016, Troopers responded to a […]
