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  Category: Criminal Division


Guilty Plea In 2007 Murder Case, Prison Time for Manslaughter, and Adult Convictions for Violent Juveniles

Civil Division | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 20, 2017

Also: One House Closed, Second House Has Restrictions In Lincoln For Drug Activity Leading To Criminal Nuisance Action Deputy Attorneys General Colleen Norris, Phillip Casale, and Cari Chapman, and senior paralegal Kimberly Moro secured a guilty plea from a 30-year-old Bear man, resolving a 9-year-old murder case. Jason Slaughter pled guilty to Murder Second Degree […]




Dover Man to Spend 10 years in Prison for Gun Conviction

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 13, 2017

Other defendants to serve time for drug charges, rape. A 50-year-old Dover man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for weapons charges. Deputy Attorney General Greg Babowal secured the sentence against Jeffrey Crippen, after securing a conviction during a bench trial in November. Shortly before his arrest, Crippen was released from prison after serving […]




Guilty Pleas In 3 Different Deaths

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 30, 2016

A 24-year-old Delmar woman will spend the next 15 years in prison for the murder of her child. Deputy Attorneys General Melanie Withers and Rebecca Anderson and Attorney General Matt Denn secured a guilty plea and sentence for Detoshia Spence. In April 2015, Spence reported finding her 3-year-old daughter dead on a couch in her […]




Newark Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016

Other defendants to serve prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 33-year-old Newark man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced on a rape charge. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn secured the sentence for Jeffrey Richard. Over a three-year period, Richard repeatedly had oral sex with a child […]




Sexual Abuse of Children to Result In Long Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 35-year-old Dover man faces life in prison for sexually abusing a teenager. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson won a conviction in a bench trial against Eric Curry, 35, of Dover. In November 2015, Curry was caught having sexual intercourse with a minor female […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Guilty Plea In 2007 Murder Case, Prison Time for Manslaughter, and Adult Convictions for Violent Juveniles

Civil Division | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 20, 2017

Also: One House Closed, Second House Has Restrictions In Lincoln For Drug Activity Leading To Criminal Nuisance Action Deputy Attorneys General Colleen Norris, Phillip Casale, and Cari Chapman, and senior paralegal Kimberly Moro secured a guilty plea from a 30-year-old Bear man, resolving a 9-year-old murder case. Jason Slaughter pled guilty to Murder Second Degree […]




Dover Man to Spend 10 years in Prison for Gun Conviction

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 13, 2017

Other defendants to serve time for drug charges, rape. A 50-year-old Dover man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for weapons charges. Deputy Attorney General Greg Babowal secured the sentence against Jeffrey Crippen, after securing a conviction during a bench trial in November. Shortly before his arrest, Crippen was released from prison after serving […]




Guilty Pleas In 3 Different Deaths

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 30, 2016

A 24-year-old Delmar woman will spend the next 15 years in prison for the murder of her child. Deputy Attorneys General Melanie Withers and Rebecca Anderson and Attorney General Matt Denn secured a guilty plea and sentence for Detoshia Spence. In April 2015, Spence reported finding her 3-year-old daughter dead on a couch in her […]




Newark Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016

Other defendants to serve prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 33-year-old Newark man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced on a rape charge. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn secured the sentence for Jeffrey Richard. Over a three-year period, Richard repeatedly had oral sex with a child […]




Sexual Abuse of Children to Result In Long Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 35-year-old Dover man faces life in prison for sexually abusing a teenager. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson won a conviction in a bench trial against Eric Curry, 35, of Dover. In November 2015, Curry was caught having sexual intercourse with a minor female […]