Exit 4 defendant arrested and extradited
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 10, 2025
A Wilmington man has been arrested and extradited to Delaware in connection with the Wilmington-area Exit 4 gang indictment that included ten individuals and more than 135 charges. On January 28, Nasiir Watson was extradited to Delaware for his initial appearance in New Castle County Superior Court, and given $1,620,000 cash bail. Watson, 23, is […]
DOJ secures manslaughter conviction for Bear drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2025
A Bear man has been convicted in Delaware’s first successful use of a homicide charge against a fentanyl dealer for causing a fatal overdose. On January 23, James Watson, 41, pleaded guilty to charges of Manslaughter and Drug Dealing in New Castle County Superior Court. As a part of the plea colloquy, Watson admitted […]
DOJ secures life sentence in Cynthia Amalfitano killing
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A Wilmington man has been sentenced in the 2023 murder of Cynthia Amalfitano. On January 31, Stephen Heck, 67, was sentenced to life in prison for Murder 1st Degree by a New Castle County Superior Court Judge. Heck was convicted at trial in October of 2024 following an investigation into the disappearance and death of […]
Brandon Wingo’s murderer sentenced to 23 years in prison
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 17, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Friday announced the sentencing of the man responsible for the broad daylight murder of 15-year-old Brandon Wingo. Diamonte Taylor, 27, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 23 years in prison, followed by descending levels of probation after pleading guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Conspiracy 1st Degree. As a part of […]
DOJ, WPD, and NCCPD Announce Felony Convictions Against NorthPak Defendants
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, August 21, 2023
Over 80 convictions, including 5 murders solved over the last 2 years The Department of Justice has secured 10 new felony convictions—including multiple murder and gun charges— in its long-running case against members of the violent Wilmington-area gang NorthPak, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday. “Our trial team and our partners in Wilmington PD and […]
