Defendant faces lengthy prison sentence after child pornography convictions
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 31, 2024
Conviction is State’s first use of updated “partial nudity” statute A Wilmington man could spend the rest of his life in prison following a litany of felony convictions in a child pornography case. Sheldon Lee, 64, was convicted on May 16 of 50 felonies — 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography and 25 counts […]
Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 18 years
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Defendant reoffended immediately after conviction A drug dealer has been declared a habitual offender and will serve 18 years in prison after being caught dealing enormous quantities of fentanyl. James Demby, 33, was arrested in May 2023 after law enforcement became aware that he was selling drugs out of the Fairview Motel outside Wilmington. Demby […]
Cold case cracked as prosecutors secure murder plea
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
A Wilmington man has been convicted in a nearly four-year-long cold case. On May 15, Dashawn Daley, 29, of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. This conviction follows an investigation into the fatal 2019 shooting of then 29-year-old Hakeem Smalls. “I am grateful […]
Suspect charged with hate crime following UD vandalism
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 13, 2024
Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust worked with UD Police Department A University of Delaware student, who has since been banned from campus, now faces three misdemeanor charges, including Hate Crime, after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial sponsored by a Jewish student group and going on an antisemitic tirade. On the evening of May 8, […]
AG Jennings announces $10.25 million settlement with multiple major wireless carriers over deceptive advertising
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $10.25 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the “Wireless Carriers”), which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the Wireless Carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices. “Today’s settlement further demonstrates our […]
