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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Prosecutors secure conviction against Jordan Ellerbe’s murderer

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted of the January 2015 murder of 16-year-old Jordan Ellerbe. Oliver “Butter” Henry, 25, has pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and faces a minimum 15 years in prison.  Ellerbe’s murder ignited a rapidly accelerating feud between two rival gangs, Shoot to Kill and Only My Brothers. In the months and […]




DOJ secures over seven life sentences, habitual offender status for Keith Gibson after violent killing spree

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that 41-year-old Keith Gibson was declared a Habitual Offender and sentenced in New Castle County Superior Court to seven life terms, plus 296 years in prison for 22 convictions, including four counts of murder, relating to a brutal crime spree in the summer of 2021 that claimed the lives […]




With gun safety in Court, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania AGs stand for common sense

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 11, 2024

PHILADEPHIA — The Attorneys General of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania reiterated their support for common sense gun safety laws today as attorneys for the States of Delaware and New Jersey delivered oral arguments defending landmark gun safety legislation. In Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, currently before the […]




Mary and Charles Vinson sentenced to over 150 years in serial child abuse case

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 29, 2024

A Kent County couple will effectively spend their lives in prison for the serial abuse and torture of their children, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today. “These children went through hell,” said Attorney General Jennings. “Now they never have to worry about their abusers again. Even when these cases are strong, they are not easy. […]




DOJ secures over a dozen convictions for violent gun offender following nine-month manhunt

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted of several felonies, including three separate counts of Attempted Murder, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday.   “An extremely violent gun offender will spend the rest of his life in prison because of excellent collaboration between Wilmington PD, prosecutors, and federal law enforcement,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “These cases […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Prosecutors secure conviction against Jordan Ellerbe’s murderer

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted of the January 2015 murder of 16-year-old Jordan Ellerbe. Oliver “Butter” Henry, 25, has pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and faces a minimum 15 years in prison.  Ellerbe’s murder ignited a rapidly accelerating feud between two rival gangs, Shoot to Kill and Only My Brothers. In the months and […]




DOJ secures over seven life sentences, habitual offender status for Keith Gibson after violent killing spree

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that 41-year-old Keith Gibson was declared a Habitual Offender and sentenced in New Castle County Superior Court to seven life terms, plus 296 years in prison for 22 convictions, including four counts of murder, relating to a brutal crime spree in the summer of 2021 that claimed the lives […]




With gun safety in Court, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania AGs stand for common sense

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 11, 2024

PHILADEPHIA — The Attorneys General of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania reiterated their support for common sense gun safety laws today as attorneys for the States of Delaware and New Jersey delivered oral arguments defending landmark gun safety legislation. In Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, currently before the […]




Mary and Charles Vinson sentenced to over 150 years in serial child abuse case

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 29, 2024

A Kent County couple will effectively spend their lives in prison for the serial abuse and torture of their children, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today. “These children went through hell,” said Attorney General Jennings. “Now they never have to worry about their abusers again. Even when these cases are strong, they are not easy. […]




DOJ secures over a dozen convictions for violent gun offender following nine-month manhunt

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted of several felonies, including three separate counts of Attempted Murder, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday.   “An extremely violent gun offender will spend the rest of his life in prison because of excellent collaboration between Wilmington PD, prosecutors, and federal law enforcement,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “These cases […]