DOJ Secures 35-Count Indictment Against Group Responsible For Violent Crime Spree
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
Prosecutors have secured indictments against four defendants charged with multiple carjackings, along with kidnapping, rape, and theft. On June 5, the Department of Justice secured indictments against Defendants Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 24, of Wilmington; David Hinson, 21, of Bear; Mahkiya Powell, 20, of Wilmington; and Michael Caldwell, 21, of Wilmington. The charges stem from an April, […]
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea In Emma Cole Killing
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Three-year-old’s remains were found behind Smyrna softball field in 2019 On May 25,, Kristie Haas pled guilty to the lead charge of Murder by Abuse or Neglect First Degree for the killing of her three-year-old daughter, Emma Cole. In addition to Murder by Abuse or Neglect, Haas also pled guilty to three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and one count of Abuse of a […]
AG Jennings Sues Avid Telecom Over Billions Of Illegal Robocalls
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today sued Avid Telecom for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls. Avid Telecom sent or transmitted more than 7.5 billion calls to telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, and made 27 million calls to Delawareans. “We often think of illegal robocalls as a nuisance, but they […]
Millsboro PD Officer Indicted For Drug Tampering
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 22, 2023
Defendant faces multiple felonies after stealing drug evidence The Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust has indicted a Millsboro police sergeant and evidence custodian after an investigation revealed that he tampered with and used drugs stored in the Department’s evidence locker. Matthew Dufour, 34, faces ten charges—including multiple felonies such […]
DOJ Secures Lengthy Prison Sentence for Dover Man in 2022 Violent Gun Case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 22, 2023
On May 11, 37-year-old Kyle Leonard pled guilty to Murder 2nd Degree in Kent County Superior Court. Leonard was sentenced to 40 years in prison, suspended after 30 years for 6 months of work release or home confinement, followed by two years of probation. The conviction and sentence follow an investigation into Leonard fatally shooting his mother, […]
