Attempted Murder Conviction In Kent County Brings Life Sentence
Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2016
Other defendants face prison time for gun offenses, endangering a child, and burglaries. Also: Fraudulent firefighter charity investigated by Delaware to be shut down in Michigan. A 37-year-old Camden man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for Attempted Murder and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of […]
Defendant Pleads Guilty In Rehoboth Carjacking
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 19, 2016
Other defendants to serve prison time for weapons, robbery, charges. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a plea from Tristan Messenger, 18, of Pottstown, PA to Carjacking 1st and Robbery 2nd. In July 2015, Messenger, who was 17 years old at the time, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, stole a man’s Toyota […]
Enforcement of Voter Intimidation Laws During 2016 Elections
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016
With Delaware’s primary elections coming up in less than a month and the general election shortly thereafter, the Attorney General wishes to notify the public that the Delaware Department of Justice will be strictly enforcing the voter intimidation provisions of the Delaware Constitution. Those provisions make it a crime in Delaware for a person to […]
Second Suspect Convicted for 2015 Wilmington Murder
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
A 21-year old man from Bear faces 21 years to life in prison after being found guilty by a New Castle County Superior Court jury on Tuesday in connection with a 2015 murder in Wilmington. Michael Broomer was convicted of Murder Second Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]
Attorney General Will Not Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court On Death Penalty
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016
Delaware DOJ Will Argue State Court Decision Is Not Retroactive. After carefully reviewing the Delaware Supreme Court’s opinion regarding the constitutionality of Delaware’s current death penalty statute, the Attorney General has decided not to appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court. He has concluded that even if the United States Supreme Court reversed […]
