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  Category: Criminal Division


Weapons Charges to Lead to Prison Sentences

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

Deputy Attorney General Matt Frawley secured a guilty plea from Joshua Chattin, 23, of Wilmington for Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Drug Dealing Heroin Tier 4, Conspiracy Second Degree, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. In October 2015, a probation officer doing a home visit at […]




Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctor

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

A 22-year-old Newark man will face a mandatory sentence of incarceration for the rest of his life after pleading Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings and Deputy Attorney General Steven Wood secured the plea this […]




Arrest Made for Dealing in Child Pornography

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Robert Vasecka of Newark, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. A public internet chat room reported that one of its users uploaded suspected images of child pornography. The Child Predator Task […]




Clayton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Wife and Mother-In-Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 9, 2016

A 67-year-old Clayton man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder First Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Greg Babowal and Nicole Hartman secured the plea from Gilbert Rochester, who in December 2015, went to his in-laws’ home in Smyrna and killed his estranged wife Cathy Lane, 56, and his […]




Attempted Murder Conviction In Kent County Brings Life Sentence

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for gun offenses, endangering a child, and burglaries. Also: Fraudulent firefighter charity investigated by Delaware to be shut down in Michigan. A 37-year-old Camden man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for Attempted Murder and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Weapons Charges to Lead to Prison Sentences

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

Deputy Attorney General Matt Frawley secured a guilty plea from Joshua Chattin, 23, of Wilmington for Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Drug Dealing Heroin Tier 4, Conspiracy Second Degree, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. In October 2015, a probation officer doing a home visit at […]




Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctor

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

A 22-year-old Newark man will face a mandatory sentence of incarceration for the rest of his life after pleading Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings and Deputy Attorney General Steven Wood secured the plea this […]




Arrest Made for Dealing in Child Pornography

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Robert Vasecka of Newark, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. A public internet chat room reported that one of its users uploaded suspected images of child pornography. The Child Predator Task […]




Clayton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Wife and Mother-In-Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 9, 2016

A 67-year-old Clayton man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder First Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Greg Babowal and Nicole Hartman secured the plea from Gilbert Rochester, who in December 2015, went to his in-laws’ home in Smyrna and killed his estranged wife Cathy Lane, 56, and his […]




Attempted Murder Conviction In Kent County Brings Life Sentence

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for gun offenses, endangering a child, and burglaries. Also: Fraudulent firefighter charity investigated by Delaware to be shut down in Michigan. A 37-year-old Camden man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for Attempted Murder and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of […]