Brutal jewelry store robbery and assault results in conviction on all charges
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024
A New Castle County jury has convicted Calvin Ushery on all charges, including first degree robbery and first degree assault, for the 2022 robbery of Solid Gold Jewelry and brutal assault of the then 67-year-old shop owner. On May 5, Ushery, 40, was convicted of Robbery First Degree, Assault First Degree, and Possession of a […]
DOJ secures a murder conviction for violent gun offender
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
A Wilmington man has pled guilty to murder charges stemming from the 2022 killing of Bruce Wright. On April 22, 2024, Marcus Bailey, 20, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony in Kent County Superior Court. The plea follows an investigation into the shooting of […]
DOJ secures guilty plea for violent gun offender in cold case murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 29, 2024
A Wilmington man has pled guilty to charges stemming from the 2018 murder of Richard Young. On April 22, 24-year-old Nasir Anderson pled guilty to Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony, Robbery First Degree and Conspiracy Second Degree in New Castle County Superior Court. The plea follows a six-year […]
Attorney General Kathy Jennings supports new rules targeting money laundering
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 19, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions.” The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will […]
Suspended Trooper faces prison after pleading guilty to six charges, including two felonies
Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 12, 2024
Prosecutors have secured multiple felony convictions, including Delaware’s first-ever conviction for Deprivation of Civil Rights, against a Delaware State Trooper for the assault of two juvenile victims, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday. Dempsey Walters, 30, was indicted in September 2023 for assaulting two victims — a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, whose orbital socket was […]
