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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Guilty Plea for Attempted Kidnapping to Lead to Prison Sentence

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 6, 2017

Others face sentencings for weapons charges. A Newark man faces at least 15 years in prison for an attempted kidnapping. Deputy Attorneys General Christina Kontis and Joe Grubb secured a guilty plea to Attempted Kidnapping Second Degree, Burglary Third Degree and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender from 35-year-old Joseph Rudge. In July 2016, Rudge […]




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 […]




Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division

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

Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice. Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit. A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked […]




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: Department of Justice Press Releases

Guilty Plea for Attempted Kidnapping to Lead to Prison Sentence

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 6, 2017

Others face sentencings for weapons charges. A Newark man faces at least 15 years in prison for an attempted kidnapping. Deputy Attorneys General Christina Kontis and Joe Grubb secured a guilty plea to Attempted Kidnapping Second Degree, Burglary Third Degree and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender from 35-year-old Joseph Rudge. In July 2016, Rudge […]




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 […]




Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division

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

Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice. Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit. A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked […]




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 […]