DOJ announces arrest of Delmar officer in stalking, sexual contact investigations
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2026
A Delmar police officer has been arrested on a number of criminal charges. On March 18, 2026, Darrell T. Powell was arrested on 2 charges of Official Misconduct and Unlawful Sexual Contact, as well as charges of Stalking and Offensive Touching. The arrest follows an investigation by the Seaford Police Department. “No one, regardless of their profession, is […]
DOJ secures life sentences, additional time for two men involved in the murder of Shiheem Durham
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2026
On March 18, Jason Calhum and Khalil Dixon were sentenced to life plus additional years in prison for multiple convictions including Murder First Degree in connection with the 2020 murder of Shiheem Durham. Jason Calhum, 24, of Middletown, Delaware was sentenced to life plus an additional 14 years in prison for convictions of Murder First […]
DOJ secures convictions in the murder of Marell Lowe
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 16, 2026
Jhaivon Carter, of Wilmington, and Xavier Carter-Baird, of Milford, have been convicted in New Castle County Superior Court in connection with the 2022 murder of 19-year-old Marell Lowe. On March 12, Jhavion Carter, 22, was convicted of Murder First Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony after a jury trial. […]
AG Jennings sues Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump’s latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump’s most recent efforts to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional approval. “With this second round of illegal tariffs, the […]
AG Jennings intervenes in USPS case that would allow guns to be mailed with virtually no limits
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, alongside Attorneys General for New York and New Jersey to today intervened in a federal lawsuit to defend a critical federal firearms law after the Trump Administration declined to do so, seeking to prevent a flood of prohibited weapons flooding state borders by mail. In 1927, Congress passed a statute (18 […]
