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  Category: Criminal Division


Department of Justice Highlights Include a Guilty Plea from a Teen Shooter, and Prison Time for an Attempted Bank Robber

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Deputy Attorneys General within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes recently, including a case where a juvenile was adjudicated as an adult for a crime involving a firearm, consistent with Attorney General Denn’s announced focus on teens with guns. Resolutions: Deputy Attorneys General Jamie McCloskey and Caterina Gatto secured […]




Kent County Man Indicted for Murder of Wife

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2015

A Kent County Grand Jury has indicted 32-year-old Cortez Hamilton on charges of first degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Hamilton is charged with the death of his wife, Keisha Hamilton, who has been missing since Jan. 10, […]




Department of Justice Taking Tougher Stance on Juveniles With Guns

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2015

Attorney General unveils new procedures for addressing the crisis




Former Deputy Attorney General Pleads to Sex Offense

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015

Daniel Simmons, 35, of Pike Creek, pled guilty to one count of fourth degree rape in New Castle County Superior Court this morning. The plea, secured by Deputy Attorney General Peggy Marshall, resolves a case charging Simmons with raping a teenage boy. Simmons was arrested May 2, 2014 and immediately placed on administrative leave. He […]




Seven Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Members of a heroin distribution organization, involving inmates in the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution and members in the Swanwyck and Collins Park areas of New Castle, received sentences for charges including drug trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy The leader of the crime ring, Irene Hollis, 35, of New Castle pled guilty to Tier […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Department of Justice Highlights Include a Guilty Plea from a Teen Shooter, and Prison Time for an Attempted Bank Robber

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Deputy Attorneys General within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes recently, including a case where a juvenile was adjudicated as an adult for a crime involving a firearm, consistent with Attorney General Denn’s announced focus on teens with guns. Resolutions: Deputy Attorneys General Jamie McCloskey and Caterina Gatto secured […]




Kent County Man Indicted for Murder of Wife

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2015

A Kent County Grand Jury has indicted 32-year-old Cortez Hamilton on charges of first degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Hamilton is charged with the death of his wife, Keisha Hamilton, who has been missing since Jan. 10, […]




Department of Justice Taking Tougher Stance on Juveniles With Guns

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2015

Attorney General unveils new procedures for addressing the crisis




Former Deputy Attorney General Pleads to Sex Offense

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015

Daniel Simmons, 35, of Pike Creek, pled guilty to one count of fourth degree rape in New Castle County Superior Court this morning. The plea, secured by Deputy Attorney General Peggy Marshall, resolves a case charging Simmons with raping a teenage boy. Simmons was arrested May 2, 2014 and immediately placed on administrative leave. He […]




Seven Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Members of a heroin distribution organization, involving inmates in the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution and members in the Swanwyck and Collins Park areas of New Castle, received sentences for charges including drug trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy The leader of the crime ring, Irene Hollis, 35, of New Castle pled guilty to Tier […]