Delaware Prison

Bank Robbery Leads To 50 Year Prison Sentence

... by 2 years of probation for his role in the robbery. Deputy Attorney General Zachary Rosen secured a guilty verdict for Karl Manuel, 54, of Wilmington in a bench trial before Superior Court Judge Ferris Wharton. In May 2016, officers found Manuel with a loaded.380 caliber handgun and a plastic bag holding crack cocaine after a traffic stop on North Monroe Street that led to a search. Manuel, previously deemed a habitual offender as a result of his criminal convictions, was convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited, Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon, and Driving Without a Seatbelt. Manuel faces 23 years to life in prison when sentenced in March. Deputy Attorney General Periann Doko obtained a guilty plea from Michael Newton, 36, of Newark for Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Reckless Endangering First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Assault First Degree, and Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon. Newton was arrested in December 2015 for ...

Guards Taken Hostage By Inmates At Delaware Prison

... help of one inmate's fiancee and another person's mother. The mother told the paper her son was among the hostages. In that call, an inmate said their reasons "for doing what we're doing" included "Donald Trump. Everything that he did. All the things that he's doing now. We know that the institution is going to change for the worse.". That caller said education for prisoners was the inmates' priority. They also said they want effective rehabilitation for all prisoners and information about how money is allocated to prisons. Coupe said authorities had been communicating with the hostage-takers via radio. He also noted that inmates in Building C have access to television and could be watching the news conference live. "We'd like to tell them we want to resolve this peacefully," he said. Coupe declined to comment when asked about the phone calls to the News Journal. but said a dialogue about issues at the prison could happen later. "Once ...

Guards Held Hostage By Inmates At Delaware Prison

... prison shows uniformed officers gathered in two groups along fences near an entrance to the prison. Later, video showed several people surrounding a stretcher and running as they pushed it across the compound. It wasn't clear if a person was on the stretcher. People could be seen standing near a set of doors with an empty stretcher and wheelchair. Gravell said firefighters were called to the scene after reports of smoke and were being held on standby. According to the department's website, the prison is Delaware's largest correctional facility for men, housing about 2,500 inmates. It houses minimum, medium, and maximum security inmates, and also houses Kent County detainees awaiting trial. It is also the site of the state's death row and where executions were carried out. The prison opened in 1971. In 2004, an inmate raped a counselor and took her hostage for nearly seven hours at the Smyrna prison, according to ...

Guilty Plea In 2007 Murder Case, Prison Time For Manslaughter, And Adult Convictions For Violent Juveniles

... by a passerby, after Quade had died. Brown was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Calvin Scott, Jr. to 5 years, 9 months in prison. Deputy Attorney General Mark Denney secured a guilty plea and prison sentence in Superior Court for gang member Malik Winters, 16, of Wilmington, to Gang Participation, Assault Second Degree, and Attempted Robbery Second Degree. In February 2016, Winters, who admitted to being a member of the criminal street gang known as Only My Brothers (OMB), attempted to rob a woman in the 1100 Block of West 2 nd Street in Wilmington. Winters admitted using a specific firearm, which was later found in the possession of a different OMB Member and co-defendant. Superior Court Judge Ferris Wharton sentenced Winters to 1 year in prison, followed by 6 months of either home confinement of work release, then 18 months of probation, and he is now prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm. Five Newark teenagers pled guilty and were sentenced in a burglary at Artemis Outfitters in Greenville in July 2016, during which 27 handguns were stolen in order to be sold or used in other crimes. · Jordan Banks, ...

Delaware Corrections Officers Held Hostage At Prison

... Correctional Center in Smyrna were freed, according to Perry Phelps, the state corrections commissioner. The incident unfolded shortly after 10:30 a.m. when a corrections officer radioed for assistance with a major disturbance involving staff in one building that housed more than 100 inmates, authorities said. Officers responded and four corrections employees were taken hostage. The facility was quickly put on lockdown, authorities said. "It's been a long and difficult day," Gov. John Carney said. Read More. State police initially said five staffers were taken hostage. State Department of Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Robert Coupe said authorities later learned that one staff member believed to have been a hostage, who had been assigned to work in that area where the incident took place, was in another part of the building. One corrections officer was released about 2:30 p.m. and the second officer was let go shortly before 8 p.m., Coupe said. CNN Map. State Police spokesman Sgt. Richard Bratz said the first employee who was released was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The second officer was still being medically evaluated, Coupe ...

2 Released, 2 Held Hostage In Delaware Prison Standoff

... is an inmate at the prison. The woman's fiancé then told the publication a "cop had been stabbed" and that he was asked to relay a list of demands from the inmates, including better treatment. Later, Delaware Online received a second phone call from a woman who claimed to be the mother of one of the hostages and two other men who claimed they were inmates at JTVCC. The first man said their reasons "for doing what we're doing" included "Donald Trump. Everything that he did. All the things that he's doing now. We know that the institution is going to change for the worse.". The second man said education for prisoners was the inmates' priority. They also said they want effective rehabilitation for all prisoners and information about how money is allocated to prisons. During a press conference shortly after 8 p.m. officials said they were not aware of the two phone calls Delaware Online received. Officials also said that although negotiations are ongoing, they won't consider the inmates' demands until the hostages are released. Richard Coupe, secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland ...

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... Air Force Base to honor fallen Navy SEAL. By Associated Press. President Donald Trump is making an unannounced trip to honor the returning remains of a U. S. Navy SEAL killed during a weekend raid on an al-Qaida base in Yemen. Trump was to arrive Wednesday afternoon at Delaware's Dover Air Force Base. Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U. S. combat casualty since Trump took office less than two weeks ago. Three other Americans were wounded in the operation, which was planned by former President Barack Obama's administration but approved by Trump. Trump was expected to join Owens' family for a private ceremony. The trip was not on Trump's public schedule. A small group of journalists traveled with Trump on the condition that the visit was not reported in advance. Copyright © Feb 02, 2017, Delaware __link__/Delmarva Broadcasting Company. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - ...

Delaware Sticks To Prison 'loaf' While Other States End Use

... following years of lawsuits around the country, some equating it to cruel and unusual punishment. Prison officials maintain that the loaf is not meant as punishment. They consider it a behavioral management tool, used in response to disruptive conduct that threatens the safety of prison operations. Nevertheless, the New York Department of Corrections agreed to eliminate its "special management meal" in 2015 as part of a settlement of a broader ACLU lawsuit over prison conditions. Pennsylvania replaced the loaf with bagged meals in October, and Maryland prison chief Stephen Moyer last month rescinded a directive allowing its use following a query by The Associated Press. Virginia prison officials still use what they call "diet loaf," but a corrections spokesman said they do not track its use and declined to provide a copy of related policy guidelines. According to American Correctional Association ...