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  Category: Criminal Division


Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Girlfriend to Death

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019

A 53-year-old Wilmington man pleaded guilty to the 2018 stabbing death of his girlfriend. In January 2018, Kevin Dyton repeatedly stabbed and slit the throat of 58-year-old Annette Henry in the apartment the two shared on the 1600 block of West Fourth Street. Dyton fled from the apartment after the stabbing, and was arrested after […]




2017 Murder in Bear Sends Man to Prison for Life

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019

Arsonist sentenced for torching historic home; other defendants enter guilty pleas in shootings A 2017 murder resulted in life in prison for a 26-year-old New Castle man. Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and William Leonard prosecuted the case against Elder Saavedra. In March 2017, Saavedra killed 23-year-old Lester Mateo of Penns Grove, NJ outside of […]




Man Pleads Guilty 11 Years After Fatal Car Crash

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019

Woman sentenced after guilty plea to numerous burglaries around Sussex County Eduardo Rodriguez, 32, entered a guilty plea related to a 2008 fatal car collision. In May 2008, Rodriguez, who was residing in Wilmington at the time, ran a red light on Maryland Avenue near Banning Park, and killed two elderly passengers in another vehicle. […]




STK Gang Member Enters Guilty Plea

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019

Prosecutors also secure prison sentence for fatal car crash and guilty plea for sexual assault A member of the Shoot To Kill (STK) gang, who along with a fellow gang member were responsible for committing multiple armed robberies and three separate shootings, has pled guilty in Superior Court. Zaahir Smith, 21, of Newark pled guilty […]




Guilty Pleas for Bank Robber and Drug Dealer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019

A 49-year-old Townsend man has pled guilty to robbing a Middletown bank. Deputy Attorney General Rebecca Song secured the plea from Nathaniel Lester with the assistance of social worker Crystal Pitts. Detective Julia Fabbroni of the Middletown Police Department was the Chief Investigating Officer. In November 2018, Lester walked into the Fulton Bank branch in […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Girlfriend to Death

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019

A 53-year-old Wilmington man pleaded guilty to the 2018 stabbing death of his girlfriend. In January 2018, Kevin Dyton repeatedly stabbed and slit the throat of 58-year-old Annette Henry in the apartment the two shared on the 1600 block of West Fourth Street. Dyton fled from the apartment after the stabbing, and was arrested after […]




2017 Murder in Bear Sends Man to Prison for Life

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019

Arsonist sentenced for torching historic home; other defendants enter guilty pleas in shootings A 2017 murder resulted in life in prison for a 26-year-old New Castle man. Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and William Leonard prosecuted the case against Elder Saavedra. In March 2017, Saavedra killed 23-year-old Lester Mateo of Penns Grove, NJ outside of […]




Man Pleads Guilty 11 Years After Fatal Car Crash

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019

Woman sentenced after guilty plea to numerous burglaries around Sussex County Eduardo Rodriguez, 32, entered a guilty plea related to a 2008 fatal car collision. In May 2008, Rodriguez, who was residing in Wilmington at the time, ran a red light on Maryland Avenue near Banning Park, and killed two elderly passengers in another vehicle. […]




STK Gang Member Enters Guilty Plea

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019

Prosecutors also secure prison sentence for fatal car crash and guilty plea for sexual assault A member of the Shoot To Kill (STK) gang, who along with a fellow gang member were responsible for committing multiple armed robberies and three separate shootings, has pled guilty in Superior Court. Zaahir Smith, 21, of Newark pled guilty […]




Guilty Pleas for Bank Robber and Drug Dealer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019

A 49-year-old Townsend man has pled guilty to robbing a Middletown bank. Deputy Attorney General Rebecca Song secured the plea from Nathaniel Lester with the assistance of social worker Crystal Pitts. Detective Julia Fabbroni of the Middletown Police Department was the Chief Investigating Officer. In November 2018, Lester walked into the Fulton Bank branch in […]