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  Category: Department of Justice


Two Men Indicted for 2013 Murder for Hire

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2016

A New Castle County grand jury handed up indictments against 44-year-old Ryan Shover of York, PA, and 51-year-old Michael Kman of Enola, PA on Jan. 19, 2016, in connection with the 2013 death of 43-year-old Wayne Cappelli of Claymont. Both are charged with two counts of First Degree Murder, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During […]




Guilty Verdict in Windsor Hills Assault Case

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Woman found beaten, unconscious in Brandywine Hundred home A jury found Jermaine Booker guilty of Assault First Degree, Home Invasion, Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Burglary Second Degree, and Misdemeanor Theft on January 22. Booker, 21, of Wilmington will be sentenced to prison time in April. […]




Department of Justice Investigation Leads to Indictment and Arrest of Sussex County Couple for Stealing From Homeowners’ Association

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Following an investigation by the Department of Justice’s Common Interest Community Ombudsperson and DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit, Jessica McGinnis, 33, and her husband David, 50, both of Bridgeville, were arrested in connection with theft from the Morningside Village Homeowners’ Association after being indicted by a grand jury. Unpaid bills to maintain the community sewage system […]




Department of Justice Prosecutors Secure Guilty Verdict in First Degree Murder Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2016

Maurice Cruz-Webster, 21, of Wilmington, charged with the January 2015 killing of 23-year-old Kyrell Lewis in front of an Arbor Place home in New Castle, was found guilty of First Degree Murder, Reckless Endangering First Degree and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony by a New Castle County […]




AG Denn Offers Comments on Federal Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Attorney General Matt Denn today offered support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and its proposed guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. In August of last year, Denn released his own plan to address substance use disorders in Delaware, which included a proposal to more tightly regulate the steps that health […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Two Men Indicted for 2013 Murder for Hire

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2016

A New Castle County grand jury handed up indictments against 44-year-old Ryan Shover of York, PA, and 51-year-old Michael Kman of Enola, PA on Jan. 19, 2016, in connection with the 2013 death of 43-year-old Wayne Cappelli of Claymont. Both are charged with two counts of First Degree Murder, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During […]




Guilty Verdict in Windsor Hills Assault Case

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Woman found beaten, unconscious in Brandywine Hundred home A jury found Jermaine Booker guilty of Assault First Degree, Home Invasion, Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Burglary Second Degree, and Misdemeanor Theft on January 22. Booker, 21, of Wilmington will be sentenced to prison time in April. […]




Department of Justice Investigation Leads to Indictment and Arrest of Sussex County Couple for Stealing From Homeowners’ Association

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Following an investigation by the Department of Justice’s Common Interest Community Ombudsperson and DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit, Jessica McGinnis, 33, and her husband David, 50, both of Bridgeville, were arrested in connection with theft from the Morningside Village Homeowners’ Association after being indicted by a grand jury. Unpaid bills to maintain the community sewage system […]




Department of Justice Prosecutors Secure Guilty Verdict in First Degree Murder Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 15, 2016

Maurice Cruz-Webster, 21, of Wilmington, charged with the January 2015 killing of 23-year-old Kyrell Lewis in front of an Arbor Place home in New Castle, was found guilty of First Degree Murder, Reckless Endangering First Degree and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony by a New Castle County […]




AG Denn Offers Comments on Federal Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Attorney General Matt Denn today offered support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and its proposed guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. In August of last year, Denn released his own plan to address substance use disorders in Delaware, which included a proposal to more tightly regulate the steps that health […]