DOJ Secures Conviction for 2024 Homicide
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
A 73-year-old Delaware man has pled guilty for his involvement in the 2024 death of Kevin Harris. On March 14, Bernard Stewart of Wilmington pled guilty to Manslaughter and Possession of a Destructive Weapon. The plea follows an investigation led by the Wilmington Police Department. “This senseless tragedy was the result of guns being used […]
AG Jennings leads bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general seeking stronger efforts against human trafficking
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch are leading a bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territory attorneys general in a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to require better cooperation with local law enforcement from the next operator of the National Human Trafficking […]
DOJ secures guilty plea, license revocation in DUI collision
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A state representative has entered a plea agreement to resolve charges from a 2024 drunk driving collision. Kevin Hensley, a state representative from the Townsend area, will have his driver’s license revoked for a year and serve probation while undergoing required DUI instruction and paying a $500 fine after pleading guilty to Vehicular Assault 3rd […]
DOJ Secures Lengthy Prison Sentence for 2023 Murder, Robbery
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A 35-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to decades in prison following a guilty plea in the 2023 murder and robbery of Dennis Davis. On April 9, Deontay Willingham, of Bridgeton, New Jersey was sentenced to 26 years in prison after having previously pled guilty to Murder Second Degree, Robbery Second Degree, and two […]
AG Jennings sues Trump Administration over sweeping voting restrictions
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal Election Assistance Commission, and other Trump Administration officials to block Executive Order 14248 (“the Elections Executive Order”), an unconstitutional attempt to impose sweeping voting restrictions across the country. “Donald Trump needs to read his constitution,” […]
