AG Jennings, coalition keep machine gun devices out of Delaware
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of attorneys general have formalized an agreement to prevent the Trump Administration from distributing thousands of machine gun conversion devices into Delaware and other 16 other states. In a notice of voluntary dismissal filed Friday, a coalition of AGs co-led by Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland closed an […]
DOJ secures guilty verdicts in 2023 murder case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2026
A Wilmington man has been found guilty on all charges for his role in the 2023 death of Quinton Turner. Andra Manuel, 50, was convicted on April 17, 2026, by a Superior Court jury on charges of Murder First Degree, Felony Murder First Degree, Robbery First Degree, and three charges of Possession of a Firearm […]
DOJ obtains prison sentences in robbery-turned-homicide
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Two individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a robbery that led to the death of a Wilmington man. Charles Lowe, 47, of Felton, and Sierra Steiner, 30, of Newark, received their sentences on April 17, 2026. Lowe, who was convicted of Murder Second Degree, Robbery First Degree, Conspiracy First Degree, and […]
DOJ secures lengthy sentence in child abuse case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 20, 2026
A New Castle County woman has been sentenced to prison for the abuse, torture, and endangerment of her two children. Alexus Jackson, a 29-year-old Wilmington resident, was sentenced on April 10, 2026, to 15 years in prison, 1 year in partial confinement, and 18 months of probation; she was also ordered to have no contact […]
AG Jennings sues Trump to block election interference
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026
President’s executive order threatens to disenfranchise eligible voters, violates state authority over elections Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Friday joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a federal lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s unlawful Executive Order to restrict voter eligibility and mail voting to lists of voters pre-authorized by the federal government, interfering with states’ […]
