Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Murder in Wilmington
Civil Division | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 4, 2016
Sex offenses, drug and gun cases also lead to convictions Additionally: New Castle house deemed Criminal Nuisance, ordered to halt criminal activity or face closure One man was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for a 2015 Wilmington murder, while his accomplice received a sentence of 30 years this morning in New Castle […]
Killer of Taxi Driver Sentenced to Prison
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016
DOJ prosecutors also get convictions for weapons, drunk driving, and disorderly conduct charges. A Sussex County man will spend 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a Millsboro taxi driver. Deputy Attorneys General Martin Cosgrove and Caroline Brittingham secured a plea to Murder Second Degree and Robbery First Degree from 25-year-old Joshua Dutton. […]
Former State Worker Sentenced to Prison For Theft From Aid Program
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 21, 2016
DOJ prosecutors also secure convictions and sentencings for traffic fatality, drugs, burglary, robbery A 62-year-old Felton woman will spend two years in prison for her role in the theft of federal funds from an aid program providing money for food benefits. Joellen Edwards pled guilty to Theft over $100,000 and Official Misconduct. Edwards was one […]
Wilmington Man Enters Guilty Plea for Fatal Shooting
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 14, 2016
Other defendants face prison time for weapons offenses A 24-year old Wilmington man faces up to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to a fatal shooting. Deputy Attorneys General Abigail Layton and Phillip Casale secured a guilty plea from Levi Blaylock, for Manslaughter, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, […]
Man Behind Paladin Club Murders To Spend Remainder of Life in Prison
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, October 7, 2016
Other sentences and convictions obtained for burglary, theft, and fraud charges Christopher Rivers, the mastermind of the Paladin Club murders that took the lives of his business partner Joseph Connell, and Connell’s wife, Olga, was sentenced this morning by New Castle County Superior Court Judge Charles Butler to two terms of natural life in prison, […]
