DOJ obtains prison sentence for fatal 2022 shooting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 27, 2026
A Sussex County man has been sentenced to prison for the 2022 shooting death of Jermaine Meadows. Lance Leatherbury, 27, of Laurel, was sentenced on February 27 to 15 years in prison. The sentence follows Leatherbury’s plea of No Contest to charges of Manslaughter, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree. “The defendant’s actions are yet another shocking example […]
DOJ obtains dual prison sentences for 2019 shootings
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Two men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of 2019 shootings, one of which led to the death of a Wilmington man. Dion Young, 23, of New Castle County and Ameer Dunn, 23, of Harris County, Texas, were sentenced on February 19 to 13 years and 10 years in prison, respectively. The sentence follows their convictions earlier this year on a host of charges: Young had pled guilty to […]
AG Jennings, DOJ employee to accompany Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to State of the Union Address
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she will attend the State of the Union Address as a guest of Congresswoman Sarah McBride, while Director of Outreach and the DOJ’s Immigration Assistance Maria Mesias-Tatnall will attend as a guest of Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester. “It is an incredible honor to be invited by our Congresswoman to attend the State […]
DOJ secures life sentence in fatal shooting of Dmajah Tickles
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 16, 2026
A Newark man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of Dmajah Tickles. Tramont Mitchell, 39, was sentenced on February 13 to life plus 50 years in prison. The sentence follows Mitchell’s convictions in 2024 by a Superior Court Jury on charges of First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony as well as his conviction by a […]
DOJ secures prison sentence in 2024 stalking case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2026
A Dover man has been sentenced to nearly a century in prison in a 2024 stalking case. Fred T. Caldwell, 49, was sentenced on February 4 to 95 years in prison. The sentence follows his conviction by a Superior Court jury on charges of Stalking, Breach of Release, Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of […]
