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  Category: Criminal Division


More Than 30 Years in Prison for Man With Multiple Gun Charges and Resisting Police

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2017

Gang Members, Burglar, Child Sex Abuser, Robber Also Sentenced To Jail   Ronald Jackson, 39, of New Castle was sentenced following a trial in which he was convicted of a host of weapons related offenses. Deputy Attorneys General Michael DegliObizzi and Nichole Warner convicted Jackson at trial of Aggravated Menacing, 2 counts of Possession of […]




Murder, Gang, Gun, Robbery Charges Result In Guilty Pleas and Verdicts

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017

A 33-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy First Degree for a 2014 shooting in Wilmington’s Hedgeville neighborhood. Deputy Attorneys General A.J. Roop and Karin Volker […]




Two Teen Gang Members Sentenced to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 10, 2017

Man pleads to 2001 Wilmington barbershop murder; other defendants face weapons, fraud, and theft charges. Deputy Attorney General Mark Denney secured a guilty plea and jail time for gang related charges from a 16-year-old who was prosecuted as an adult, and is now prohibited from owning or possessing a handgun for the rest of his […]




Defendants Guilty In Robbery, Child Sex Abuse, Drug Dealing Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 3, 2017

Dominique Melton, 21, of New Castle pled guilty to Assault Second Degree, Robbery Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Allison Abessinio and Michael DegliObizzi secured the plea. In March 2016, Melton, along with his co-defendant, Kerru Carter, robbed and shot their victim […]




Bank Robbery Leads to 50 Year Prison Sentence

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 27, 2017

Others face prison time for weapons, robbery, and child pornography charges A 46-year-old man from Bear was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2011 bank robbery in Kent County which resulted in a police pursuit and gunfire. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Ben Snyder secured the sentence for Russell Grimes, who was […]







  Category: Criminal Division

More Than 30 Years in Prison for Man With Multiple Gun Charges and Resisting Police

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2017

Gang Members, Burglar, Child Sex Abuser, Robber Also Sentenced To Jail   Ronald Jackson, 39, of New Castle was sentenced following a trial in which he was convicted of a host of weapons related offenses. Deputy Attorneys General Michael DegliObizzi and Nichole Warner convicted Jackson at trial of Aggravated Menacing, 2 counts of Possession of […]




Murder, Gang, Gun, Robbery Charges Result In Guilty Pleas and Verdicts

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 17, 2017

A 33-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy First Degree for a 2014 shooting in Wilmington’s Hedgeville neighborhood. Deputy Attorneys General A.J. Roop and Karin Volker […]




Two Teen Gang Members Sentenced to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 10, 2017

Man pleads to 2001 Wilmington barbershop murder; other defendants face weapons, fraud, and theft charges. Deputy Attorney General Mark Denney secured a guilty plea and jail time for gang related charges from a 16-year-old who was prosecuted as an adult, and is now prohibited from owning or possessing a handgun for the rest of his […]




Defendants Guilty In Robbery, Child Sex Abuse, Drug Dealing Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 3, 2017

Dominique Melton, 21, of New Castle pled guilty to Assault Second Degree, Robbery Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Allison Abessinio and Michael DegliObizzi secured the plea. In March 2016, Melton, along with his co-defendant, Kerru Carter, robbed and shot their victim […]




Bank Robbery Leads to 50 Year Prison Sentence

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 27, 2017

Others face prison time for weapons, robbery, and child pornography charges A 46-year-old man from Bear was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2011 bank robbery in Kent County which resulted in a police pursuit and gunfire. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Ben Snyder secured the sentence for Russell Grimes, who was […]