Former Deputy Attorney General Pleads to Sex Offense
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015
Daniel Simmons, 35, of Pike Creek, pled guilty to one count of fourth degree rape in New Castle County Superior Court this morning. The plea, secured by Deputy Attorney General Peggy Marshall, resolves a case charging Simmons with raping a teenage boy. Simmons was arrested May 2, 2014 and immediately placed on administrative leave. He […]
Seven Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Case
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015
WILMINGTON, DE – Members of a heroin distribution organization, involving inmates in the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution and members in the Swanwyck and Collins Park areas of New Castle, received sentences for charges including drug trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy The leader of the crime ring, Irene Hollis, 35, of New Castle pled guilty to Tier […]
Bodenweiser Pleads to Sex Offense
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Eric Bodenweiser, 56, of Georgetown, pled no contest to two counts of third degree unlawful sexual contact in Sussex County Superior Court this morning. The plea, secured by Deputy Attorneys General David Hume and John Donahue, resolves a case that previously resulted in a hung jury in June, 2014. As a result of the plea, […]
Attorney General Denn, Lawmakers, to Introduce Legislation to Reform Delaware’s Violent Felony Law
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015
(WILMINGTON, DE) – Attorney General Matt Denn, Representative J.J. Johnson, and Senator Margaret Rose Henry announced legislation Monday to update the list of crimes classified as violent felonies. The purpose of the statute is to ensure that crimes listed as statutory “violent felonies” are truly violent felonies as the term is commonly used. “The classification […]
Department of Justice Helps Shut Down Nuisance Property in Townsend
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015
A complaint filed by the State of Delaware under the Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act, has led to the signing of a court order calling for the immediate and temporary closure of a property at 1172 Dexter Corner Road in Townsend. The home, owned by Malcolm McAlpin, was the site of drug use and numerous illegal […]
