Statement from Attorney General Jennings on loss of Cpl. Keith Heacook
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
These are the worst moments any of us can imagine: mourning the loss of a member of our law enforcement family. Cpl. Keith Heacook served his Department and his community honorably and faithfully for more than two decades – a family man, a public servant, and a protector of his community until his final days. […]
DCRPT Indicts Two Public Officials
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
DOJ has indicted nine public officials in Jennings’ term Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the DOJ’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) announced Tuesday the indictments of two public officials, William Freeborn and Rebecca Walker. “We cannot and will not tolerate violations of the public trust,” said Attorney General Jennings. “We fought hard to […]
Statement from Attorney General Jennings on Delmar attack
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2021
My heart is heavy tonight for three innocent victims: Cpl. Keith Heacook of the Delmar Police Department, who is being treated for grave injuries he suffered in an attack this morning, and an elderly couple who also suffered severe injuries at the hands of the same attacker. DOJ personnel have been onsite in Delmar since […]
Dejoynay Ferguson pleads guilty to murder, abuse at Bear daycare facility
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
A New Castle woman has pleaded guilty to Murder by Abuse First Degree, 6 counts of Child Abuse First Degree, and 2 counts of Child Abuse Second Degree. Following an extensive investigation by the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit and the Delaware Department of Justice, a grand jury indicted Dejoynay Ferguson in July for the repeated […]
Two Indicted in Smyrna Child Remains Case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that two people have been charged with multiple felonies over the abuse and eventual death of Emma Cole, a child whose remains were found at a Smyrna softball field. Brandon Haas, 39, and Kristie Haas, 28, were indicted Monday afternoon on charges including First Degree Child Abuse and Endangering […]
