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  Category: Criminal Division


2017 Shooting Could Mean Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 14, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for sexual abuse, arson, and weapons charges An Ellendale man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to killing one of his friends. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the plea from 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez was in the parking lot […]




Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Throwing Young Girl in Pond

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 7, 2018

Also, gang members and other defendants sentenced to prison time A Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Santucci, 25, of Elsmere, to life plus 50 years in prison for raping a small child then throwing her into a pond. In April 2017, Santucci lured a 4-year-old girl into his car at a community in Pike Creek. […]




Gang Member Gets Prison Sentence for Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 30, 2018

Other defendants face prison time on robbery, weapons, rape and drug dealing charges A gang-related shooting in 2015 that left a 17-year-old dead resulted in a 20 year sentence for the shooter. Alexander Fitzgerald, 22, of Wilmington, a member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG), received his sentence from a Superior Court judge. In February […]




Prison Sentences for Women In Two Murder Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Shooting and daycare assault cases also lead to prison time The woman who lured a 21-year-old Dover man into what was supposed to be a robbery has pled guilty to her role in his murder. Lisa Wagaman, 31, of Dover, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Conspiracy Second Degree for the 2017 killing of […]




9 Years In Prison for Heroin and Oxycodone Drug Dealer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018

Other defendants face prison time on murder and manslaughter charges A Wilmington drug dealer who laced heroin with fentanyl and oxycodone received a prison sentence for his conviction on drug charges earlier this year. Deputy Attorney General Monil Amin secured the guilty conviction and sentence for 29-year-old Sidierra Bailey. In November 2017, Detective Jeffrey Silvers […]







  Category: Criminal Division

2017 Shooting Could Mean Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 14, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for sexual abuse, arson, and weapons charges An Ellendale man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to killing one of his friends. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the plea from 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez was in the parking lot […]




Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Throwing Young Girl in Pond

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 7, 2018

Also, gang members and other defendants sentenced to prison time A Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Santucci, 25, of Elsmere, to life plus 50 years in prison for raping a small child then throwing her into a pond. In April 2017, Santucci lured a 4-year-old girl into his car at a community in Pike Creek. […]




Gang Member Gets Prison Sentence for Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 30, 2018

Other defendants face prison time on robbery, weapons, rape and drug dealing charges A gang-related shooting in 2015 that left a 17-year-old dead resulted in a 20 year sentence for the shooter. Alexander Fitzgerald, 22, of Wilmington, a member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG), received his sentence from a Superior Court judge. In February […]




Prison Sentences for Women In Two Murder Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Shooting and daycare assault cases also lead to prison time The woman who lured a 21-year-old Dover man into what was supposed to be a robbery has pled guilty to her role in his murder. Lisa Wagaman, 31, of Dover, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Conspiracy Second Degree for the 2017 killing of […]




9 Years In Prison for Heroin and Oxycodone Drug Dealer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018

Other defendants face prison time on murder and manslaughter charges A Wilmington drug dealer who laced heroin with fentanyl and oxycodone received a prison sentence for his conviction on drug charges earlier this year. Deputy Attorney General Monil Amin secured the guilty conviction and sentence for 29-year-old Sidierra Bailey. In November 2017, Detective Jeffrey Silvers […]