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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Defendant Pleads Guilty In Rehoboth Carjacking

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 19, 2016

Other defendants to serve prison time for weapons, robbery, charges. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a plea from Tristan Messenger, 18, of Pottstown, PA to Carjacking 1st and Robbery 2nd. In July 2015, Messenger, who was 17 years old at the time, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, stole a man’s Toyota […]




Enforcement of Voter Intimidation Laws During 2016 Elections

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016

With Delaware’s primary elections coming up in less than a month and the general election shortly thereafter, the Attorney General wishes to notify the public that the Delaware Department of Justice will be strictly enforcing the voter intimidation provisions of the Delaware Constitution. Those provisions make it a crime in Delaware for a person to […]




Second Suspect Convicted for 2015 Wilmington Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016

A 21-year old man from Bear faces 21 years to life in prison after being found guilty by a New Castle County Superior Court jury on Tuesday in connection with a 2015 murder in Wilmington. Michael Broomer was convicted of Murder Second Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]




Attorney General Will Not Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court On Death Penalty

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016

Delaware DOJ Will Argue State Court Decision Is Not Retroactive. After carefully reviewing the Delaware Supreme Court’s opinion regarding the constitutionality of Delaware’s current death penalty statute, the Attorney General has decided not to appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court. He has concluded that even if the United States Supreme Court reversed […]




Operation “In The House” Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Home Invasion And Robbery Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016

Others face prison time for drug and weapons charges A 31-year-old Wilmington woman will spend 15 years in prison for her part in a home invasion robbery that led to the shooting death of two Millsboro men. Rachel Rentoul pled guilty to Home Invasion, Robbery First Degree, and Conspiracy Second Degree in Sussex County Superior […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Defendant Pleads Guilty In Rehoboth Carjacking

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 19, 2016

Other defendants to serve prison time for weapons, robbery, charges. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a plea from Tristan Messenger, 18, of Pottstown, PA to Carjacking 1st and Robbery 2nd. In July 2015, Messenger, who was 17 years old at the time, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, stole a man’s Toyota […]




Enforcement of Voter Intimidation Laws During 2016 Elections

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016

With Delaware’s primary elections coming up in less than a month and the general election shortly thereafter, the Attorney General wishes to notify the public that the Delaware Department of Justice will be strictly enforcing the voter intimidation provisions of the Delaware Constitution. Those provisions make it a crime in Delaware for a person to […]




Second Suspect Convicted for 2015 Wilmington Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016

A 21-year old man from Bear faces 21 years to life in prison after being found guilty by a New Castle County Superior Court jury on Tuesday in connection with a 2015 murder in Wilmington. Michael Broomer was convicted of Murder Second Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]




Attorney General Will Not Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court On Death Penalty

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016

Delaware DOJ Will Argue State Court Decision Is Not Retroactive. After carefully reviewing the Delaware Supreme Court’s opinion regarding the constitutionality of Delaware’s current death penalty statute, the Attorney General has decided not to appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court. He has concluded that even if the United States Supreme Court reversed […]




Operation “In The House” Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Home Invasion And Robbery Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016

Others face prison time for drug and weapons charges A 31-year-old Wilmington woman will spend 15 years in prison for her part in a home invasion robbery that led to the shooting death of two Millsboro men. Rachel Rentoul pled guilty to Home Invasion, Robbery First Degree, and Conspiracy Second Degree in Sussex County Superior […]