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Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018

Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder Store robberies, rape, hospital embezzlement, health care fraud cases also resolved   Darren Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony for shooting and killing a woman last year. Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, shot […]




Child Rape Could Mean Life In Prison

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

OMB gang member pleads guilty; other defendants face prison on drug, weapons, manslaughter, and fraud charges. A 67-year-old Wilmington man could be sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a child that occurred in 2000. Deputy Attorney General Kelly Sheridan secured no contest plea from Santos Viruet to Rape First Degree. In January […]




Gunman in Port Mahon Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for assault, DUI, weapons, and child pornography charges The third person involved in a 2016 murder on the Port Mahon fishing pier was sentenced by a Superior Court judge to spend the rest of his life in prison. Deputy Attorneys General Lindsay Taylor and Alicia Porter secured the sentence for […]




10 Years In Prison On Firearms Charge For Man With Illegal Gun

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

Murder, child sexual assault, child pornography and robbery charges also send defendants to prison Deputy Attorney General Dominic Carrera secured a prison sentence for a Wilmington man convicted on weapons charges by a Superior Court jury earlier this year. In June 2017, police executing a search warrant arrested Josiah Woody, 37. A jury convicted Woody […]




Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901     Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case   Deputy Attorneys General Dan McBride and Eric Towne secured a guilty plea for murder from a 39-year-old Wilmington man. Thomas Hollingsworth pled guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd and one count of PFDCF, with open sentencing. Hollingsworth is facing a […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018

Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder Store robberies, rape, hospital embezzlement, health care fraud cases also resolved   Darren Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony for shooting and killing a woman last year. Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, shot […]




Child Rape Could Mean Life In Prison

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

OMB gang member pleads guilty; other defendants face prison on drug, weapons, manslaughter, and fraud charges. A 67-year-old Wilmington man could be sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a child that occurred in 2000. Deputy Attorney General Kelly Sheridan secured no contest plea from Santos Viruet to Rape First Degree. In January […]




Gunman in Port Mahon Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for assault, DUI, weapons, and child pornography charges The third person involved in a 2016 murder on the Port Mahon fishing pier was sentenced by a Superior Court judge to spend the rest of his life in prison. Deputy Attorneys General Lindsay Taylor and Alicia Porter secured the sentence for […]




10 Years In Prison On Firearms Charge For Man With Illegal Gun

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

Murder, child sexual assault, child pornography and robbery charges also send defendants to prison Deputy Attorney General Dominic Carrera secured a prison sentence for a Wilmington man convicted on weapons charges by a Superior Court jury earlier this year. In June 2017, police executing a search warrant arrested Josiah Woody, 37. A jury convicted Woody […]




Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901     Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case   Deputy Attorneys General Dan McBride and Eric Towne secured a guilty plea for murder from a 39-year-old Wilmington man. Thomas Hollingsworth pled guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd and one count of PFDCF, with open sentencing. Hollingsworth is facing a […]