Defendants Face Prison Time for Murder and Weapons Charges
Prosecutors within the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant convictions and sentences. A 31-year-old Wilmington man will spend 21 years in prison after being sentenced for Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and a Violation of Probation. Deputy Attorneys General Periann Doko and Colleen Norris secured the […]
Department of Justice, Division of Public Health To Provide Lifesaving Opioid Antidote to Law Enforcement Agencies
As part of the state’s ongoing effort to reduce the number of heroin and opioid related deaths in Delaware, Attorney General Matt Denn allocated funds to be used to purchase approximately 450 naloxone kits for law enforcement agencies through a partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). The approximately $50,000 for the purchase […]
Attorney General Denn and Volunteer Mentors Host Pizza Party for Local Students
Attorney General Matt Denn joined the 18 employees of the Delaware Department of Justice who serve as volunteer mentors at Bancroft and Stubbs Elementary Schools, for a pizza party today with the students involved in the program through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware. The volunteer mentors include staff from all four divisions in the […]
Prosecutors Secure Prison Term for Manslaughter; Convictions in Drug, Robbery, and DUI Cases
Deputy Attorneys General Brian Robertson and Dan McBride obtained an 18-year prison sentence for Damiere Harris, 23, of New Castle. Harris pled guilty in March, and was sentenced by the court on his convictions for Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. In April 2014, Harris shot Sinque Hagler as […]
Joint Investigation – DSP and DOJ Charge 13 in Operation “Duck Hunt”
Kent and Sussex County- On May 11th 2016, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit (SDU), Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), and the Sussex County Attorney General’s Office concluded a two year long investigation of a criminal organization which engaged in large scale heroin distribution and money laundering. A total of thirteen agencies […]
