Guilty Verdicts for Mastermind of Paladin Club Murders
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 29, 2016
A New Castle County Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges against Christopher Rivers, 33, of Wilmington, for the 2013 killing of his business partner Joseph Connell, and Connell’s wife, Olga, both 39, of Wilmington. The jury found Rivers guilty of two counts of Murder First Degree, two counts of Possession of a […]
Prison Sentences for Murder, Home Invasion, Robbery Obtained By DOJ Prosecutors
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 29, 2016
Prosecutors within the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant convictions and sentences. Deputy Attorneys General Ipek Medford and Steve Wood secured two sentences of life without parole, plus five years for 28-year-old Dwight Smith of Wilmington, in connection to a 2011 rape and murder. In December 2011, 65-year-old Marsha Lee of Wilmington was reported […]
Gun, Drug, and Fraud Cases Highlight Recent Work of Department of Justice
Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016
Prosecutors in the Department of Justice’s Criminal and Fraud and Consumer Protection Divisions had several significant successes recently. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a prison sentence for 27-year old Tyrone Bussey of Yonkers, New York. In March 2015, Bussey, who was staying in his girlfriend’s apartment the 700 block of West 7th Street in […]
Laurel Woman Pleads to Theft and Forgery Charges
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 18, 2016
Kimberly Parker, 49, of Laurel, pled guilty April 15, 2016, to two counts of Felony Theft Greater Than $1500, and one count of Felony Second Degree Forgery. In December 2015, Parker was employed as a teacher in the Laurel School District. An investigation by Laurel Police showed she stole $2,550 from the Laurel Elementary School, […]
Violent Felony Convictions Lead to Prison Sentences
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 15, 2016
Prosecutors within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes recently, which will lead to prison sentences for several defendants. A Wilmington man is facing prison for a December 2014 shooting death in the 700 block of Vandever Street in the city. Deputy Attorneys General Jan van Amerongen and Matthew Frawley secured a plea […]
