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  Category: Criminal Division


Bear Man Sentenced for Decade-Old Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 4, 2017

Other defendants face prison sentences for sexual abuse, weapons, robbery, and child porn charges. Jason Slaughter, a 30-year-old from Bear was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Superior Court judge for a 2007 murder. Slaughter pled guilty in January to Murder Second Degree in connection with the shooting of his friend, Christopher Masters. […]




Wilmington Man to Spend Life in Prison for 2015 Shooting in City

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

A 32-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole after his conviction Monday for Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. A Superior Court jury convicted Hakiem Anderson of the August 2015 killing of […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Robbery, Burglary, Drug, and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017

A 45-year-old Newark man faces at least 15 years in prison for a series of 2016 robberies in New Castle County. Deputy Attorney General Christina Kontis secured a guilty plea from Leo Watson to 3 counts of Robbery First Degree. In early June 2016, Watson robbed the Exxon gas station in the 5300 block of […]




Final guilty plea from OMB gang member

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017

All 28 gang members charged in 2016 indictment guilty. Na-Quan Lewis, 20, of New Castle, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and admitted that he violated his probation on a 2014 Robbery Second Degree conviction. A Superior Court judge sentenced Lewis to 3 years in prison on the […]




Attacks on State Troopers and Dover Police Officers Lead to Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

Other defendants face prison for murder, weapons, drug, and rape charges. A 31-year-old Harrington man pled guilty and was sentenced in Superior Court on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony related to his shooting at a Delaware State Trooper. In July 2016, Troopers responded to a […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Bear Man Sentenced for Decade-Old Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 4, 2017

Other defendants face prison sentences for sexual abuse, weapons, robbery, and child porn charges. Jason Slaughter, a 30-year-old from Bear was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Superior Court judge for a 2007 murder. Slaughter pled guilty in January to Murder Second Degree in connection with the shooting of his friend, Christopher Masters. […]




Wilmington Man to Spend Life in Prison for 2015 Shooting in City

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

A 32-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole after his conviction Monday for Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. A Superior Court jury convicted Hakiem Anderson of the August 2015 killing of […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Robbery, Burglary, Drug, and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017

A 45-year-old Newark man faces at least 15 years in prison for a series of 2016 robberies in New Castle County. Deputy Attorney General Christina Kontis secured a guilty plea from Leo Watson to 3 counts of Robbery First Degree. In early June 2016, Watson robbed the Exxon gas station in the 5300 block of […]




Final guilty plea from OMB gang member

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017

All 28 gang members charged in 2016 indictment guilty. Na-Quan Lewis, 20, of New Castle, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and admitted that he violated his probation on a 2014 Robbery Second Degree conviction. A Superior Court judge sentenced Lewis to 3 years in prison on the […]




Attacks on State Troopers and Dover Police Officers Lead to Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

Other defendants face prison for murder, weapons, drug, and rape charges. A 31-year-old Harrington man pled guilty and was sentenced in Superior Court on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony related to his shooting at a Delaware State Trooper. In July 2016, Troopers responded to a […]