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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Gun Charges Lead To Prison Terms For Multiple Defendants

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 16, 2018

A 37-year-old Newark man will spend the next 23 years in prison after sentencing by a Superior Court judge on weapons, identity theft, and reckless driving charges. Deputy Attorney General Marc Petrucci secured the sentence for Damien Roberts. In November 2016, New Castle County police officers found Roberts unresponsive inside of his car in the […]




Guilty Plea In Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018

Drugs, Weapons, Attempted Rape and Robbery Cases Also Resolved A 20-year old Wilmington man will go to prison for attacking an off-duty police officer. Deonta Sanchez pled guilty to Attempted Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree in a case prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General […]




Augusthy Named New Director of Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Attorney General Matt Denn announced the appointment of Deputy Attorney General Sonia Augusthy as the new head of the Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust. Since November 2016, Augusthy served as the head of the Department of Justice’s Felony Screening Unit. Augusthy has been with the department since 2009, previously serving in the Sex […]




At Least 10 Years in Prison for Wilmington House Shooting

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 2, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for human trafficking, robbery, firearm, and drug crimes A 20-year-old Wilmington man faces at least 10 years in prison for his guilty plea on charges stemming from a 2017 shooting. Deputy Attorneys General Zachary Rosen and Michael Cooksey secured the plea from Rahe Walker. In July 2017, Walker, along with […]




Man Pleads Guilty in 2017 Laurel Murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2018

Robbery, burglary, forgery, patient abuse cases also resolved A 2017 shooting in Laurel left an 18-year-old dead, and will lead to prison for the 19-year-old shooter. Deputy Attorneys General Casey L. Ewart and Kevin Gardner secured a guilty plea to Manslaughter, 3 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Gun Charges Lead To Prison Terms For Multiple Defendants

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 16, 2018

A 37-year-old Newark man will spend the next 23 years in prison after sentencing by a Superior Court judge on weapons, identity theft, and reckless driving charges. Deputy Attorney General Marc Petrucci secured the sentence for Damien Roberts. In November 2016, New Castle County police officers found Roberts unresponsive inside of his car in the […]




Guilty Plea In Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018

Drugs, Weapons, Attempted Rape and Robbery Cases Also Resolved A 20-year old Wilmington man will go to prison for attacking an off-duty police officer. Deonta Sanchez pled guilty to Attempted Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree in a case prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General […]




Augusthy Named New Director of Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Attorney General Matt Denn announced the appointment of Deputy Attorney General Sonia Augusthy as the new head of the Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust. Since November 2016, Augusthy served as the head of the Department of Justice’s Felony Screening Unit. Augusthy has been with the department since 2009, previously serving in the Sex […]




At Least 10 Years in Prison for Wilmington House Shooting

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 2, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for human trafficking, robbery, firearm, and drug crimes A 20-year-old Wilmington man faces at least 10 years in prison for his guilty plea on charges stemming from a 2017 shooting. Deputy Attorneys General Zachary Rosen and Michael Cooksey secured the plea from Rahe Walker. In July 2017, Walker, along with […]




Man Pleads Guilty in 2017 Laurel Murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2018

Robbery, burglary, forgery, patient abuse cases also resolved A 2017 shooting in Laurel left an 18-year-old dead, and will lead to prison for the 19-year-old shooter. Deputy Attorneys General Casey L. Ewart and Kevin Gardner secured a guilty plea to Manslaughter, 3 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and […]