2017 Shooting Could Mean Life in Prison
Other defendants face prison time for sexual abuse, arson, and weapons charges An Ellendale man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to killing one of his friends. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the plea from 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez was in the parking lot […]
Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Throwing Young Girl in Pond
Also, gang members and other defendants sentenced to prison time A Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Santucci, 25, of Elsmere, to life plus 50 years in prison for raping a small child then throwing her into a pond. In April 2017, Santucci lured a 4-year-old girl into his car at a community in Pike Creek. […]
Delaware Announces Settlement to Reform Debt Buying and Collection Practices
Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that Delaware joined 41 other states and the District of Columbia in reaching a settlement regarding debt collection practices with Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC, one of the nation’s largest debt buyers. Debt buying involves buying and selling overdue […]
Gang Member Gets Prison Sentence for Murder
Other defendants face prison time on robbery, weapons, rape and drug dealing charges A gang-related shooting in 2015 that left a 17-year-old dead resulted in a 20 year sentence for the shooter. Alexander Fitzgerald, 22, of Wilmington, a member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG), received his sentence from a Superior Court judge. In February […]
Prison Sentences for Women In Two Murder Cases
Shooting and daycare assault cases also lead to prison time The woman who lured a 21-year-old Dover man into what was supposed to be a robbery has pled guilty to her role in his murder. Lisa Wagaman, 31, of Dover, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Conspiracy Second Degree for the 2017 killing of […]
