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Va. A.G. Jones on OAG Legislative Achievements of 2026 General Assembly Session
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones on OAG Legislative Achievements of 2026 General Assembly Session
Highlights historic legislation that ensures critical worker protections, keeps Virginians safe, protects consumers against corporate bad actors, defends women's access to healthcare, and lowers costs for Virginia families
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Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement after the Office's legislative achievements during the Virginia General Assembly session.
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RICHMOND, Virginia, March 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones on OAG Legislative Achievements of 2026 General Assembly Session
Highlights historic legislation that ensures critical worker protections, keeps Virginians safe, protects consumers against corporate bad actors, defends women's access to healthcare, and lowers costs for Virginia families
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Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement after the Office's legislative achievements during the Virginia General Assembly session.
"Ioffer my sincere thanks and congratulations to the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates for sending legislation to Governor Spanberger's desk that advances bold protections for all Virginians and equips the Office of the Attorney General with additional authorities to protect our communities," said Attorney General Jones. "This session, legislators worked tirelessly towards a shared vision for Virginia that prioritizes health, safety, and affordability - issues that matter most to Virginians. I look forward to enforcing laws that work for our entire Commonwealth, hold industries accountable, and put money back in the pockets of hardworking Virginians."
The OAG is enormously proud of these critical legislative achievements made during a very impactful 2026 General Assembly session and we are grateful for the patron's hard work and partnership with OAG to pass these measures. These highlights include:
Worker Protection
Legislators passed comprehensive worker protection legislation by passing HB238 (Lopez). The legislation creates penalties for wage theft, overtime, minimum wage and misclassification violations, and provides broad enforcement authority for the Office of the Attorney General. The General Assembly also passed SB2 (Boysko) /HB1207 (Sewell), establishing a paid family and medical leave program, so that Virginia families don't have to choose between their health and their paycheck.
Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety
The General Assembly delivered on their promise to keep Virginians safe by passing important public safety measures. The passage of HB21 (Helmer) / SB27 (Carroll Foy) holds industry members responsible for the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of firearms, while creating a pathway for relief for victims of gun violence. This bill also requires serialization and regulating unfinished frames and receivers.
The General Assembly overwhelmingly passed HB308 (Hope) / SB620 (Ebbin/VanValkenburg), a critical public health and safety measure to keep liquid nicotine vapes out of the hands of minors while holding retailers accountable for violations of Virginia's under-21 tobacco law. The bills create a strong regulatory and enforcement program that will keep illegal vape products off the shelves, and stop the scourge of underage tobacco and vape use.
Consumer Protection
In a huge step forward in protecting consumers, HB1022 (Reaser) /SB493 (Pekarsky), known as the "click to cancel" law, passed unanimously. This measure significantly strengthens consumer protections under the existing automatic renewal or continuous service offers law that is enforceable through the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Further protecting consumers, HB1439 (Shin) / SB823 (Bagby) prevents harm to homeowners before it happens by ensuring solar installation companies and contractors include disclosures about system performance, guarantees, and information about invoicing and payments clearly to consumers using solar energy systems for their homes.
Reproductive Health Care
Recognizing the continued threats to accessing reproductive health care, the General Assembly also passed a historic measure protecting the right to access contraception that fits an individual's needs with HB6 (Price) / SB596 (Carroll Foy).
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2981-attorney-general-jay-jones-on-oag-legislative-achievements-of-2026-general-assembly-session
S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces South Dakota Live Nation, Ticketmaster Settlement
PIERRE, South Dakota, March 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Live Nation, Ticketmaster Settlement
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the state will receive $677,920 as part of the state's settlement in the Live Nation and Ticketmaster anti-trust suit, and better entertainment ticket pricing with competition.
"Live Nation created an illegal monopoly that raised costs for entertainment in South Dakota shows. This settlement will improve entertainment pricing
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PIERRE, South Dakota, March 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Live Nation, Ticketmaster Settlement
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the state will receive $677,920 as part of the state's settlement in the Live Nation and Ticketmaster anti-trust suit, and better entertainment ticket pricing with competition.
"Live Nation created an illegal monopoly that raised costs for entertainment in South Dakota shows. This settlement will improve entertainment pricingwith competition," said Attorney General Jackley. "I appreciate the U.S. Department of Justice and Attorney General Bondi for their leadership in this lawsuit."
South Dakota was one of almost 40 states, plus Washington, D.C., that filed suit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which merged in 2010. The settlement requires Live Nation to let rival companies list show tickets on their platforms and caps exclusivity contracts with venues at four years.
Attorney General Jackley said South Dakota is one of several states to have formally settled its portion of the lawsuit.
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Original text here: https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=3031
N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies because the state civil rights laws protect LGBTQ+ New Jerseyans and to
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TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies because the state civil rights laws protect LGBTQ+ New Jerseyans and toimpose other illegal conditions on HUD funding. These actions threaten to upend America's fair housing enforcement system and undermine states' ability to ensure equal access to housing for all New Jerseyans.
"Housing is the biggest expense most New Jerseyans face, and that affordability crisis shouldn't be made even worse by discrimination. It is bad enough that the federal government has largely abandoned efforts to combat housing discrimination, but the Administration should not also inhibit states from protecting our residents," said Attorney General Davenport. "To withhold funding, and allow such discrimination to go unchecked, is profoundly wrong."
Sixty years ago, Congress enacted the Fair Housing Act to address pervasive housing discrimination. Congress also created a robust partnership between HUD and state and local agencies, known as the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), to enforce this landmark civil rights law in tandem with state fair housing laws. The FHAP has had strong bipartisan support in Congress and stable funding since it was established in 1980.
In their lawsuit being filed today, Attorney General Davenport and the other attorneys general allege that the Trump Administration is seeking to illegally undermine this partnership by attacking states' ability to participate in the program based on their state laws being more protective than federal law.
Through the FHAP, HUD refers allegations of housing discrimination to state and local partner agencies for investigation and enforcement. These agencies receive HUD funding, which they use to process housing discrimination complaints, train staff, and support community outreach and education.
In September 2025, HUD issued guidance to the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and partner agencies in other states, threatening to decertify them from the program and cut off funding unless they stop enforcing crucial protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The guidance also bars agencies from pursuing claims targeting housing practices that may appear neutral but, in reality, have a discriminatory disparate impact on certain populations. In New Jersey and many other states, these fair housing protections are enshrined in state law.
In addition to the threat to decertify partner agencies, HUD is attempting to impose vague, ideologically motivated, and unlawful conditions on program funding.
In their complaint, Attorney General Davenport and the attorneys general assert that the Administration's actions will sow confusion over enforcement and raise the costs of enforcing state and federal fair housing laws in their states in violation of the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the federal Administrative Procedures Act.
The attorneys general note that this unlawful ultimatum comes after HUD gutted its own fair housing enforcement capabilities by slashing its headcount and significantly reducing the number of housing discrimination cases it brings. The agency also fired employee whistleblowers after they publicly sounded the alarm about the Trump Administration's decimation of fair housing enforcement.
Joining Attorney General Davenport in the lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
A copy of the lawsuit is available at this link: View Complaint (https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/01-Illinois-v.-HUD.Complaint.pdf).
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Original text here: https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-davenport-sues-trump-administration-to-stop-assault-on-states-civil-rights-laws/
Md. A.G. Brown: Anne Arundel County Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Felony Theft Schemes After Stealing Over 100 Checks From Her Former Employer
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Anne Arundel County Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Felony Theft Schemes After Stealing Over 100 Checks from Her Former Employer
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that Carolyn Rae Aldridge, 56, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty in two separate felony theft schemes in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County before the Honorable Stacy W. McCormack. Aldridge admitted to stealing a combined total of $185,296.28 during the two schemes.
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Anne Arundel County Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Felony Theft Schemes After Stealing Over 100 Checks from Her Former Employer
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that Carolyn Rae Aldridge, 56, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty in two separate felony theft schemes in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County before the Honorable Stacy W. McCormack. Aldridge admitted to stealing a combined total of $185,296.28 during the two schemes.
In the firstscheme, between August 2017 and January 2021, Aldridge stole 96 checks from her then-employer, American Builders Corporation, Inc. (ABC Builders), for a total loss of $173,004.43. Aldridge worked as the office manager for ABC Builders and used her position to steal the checks and deposit them into her personal bank account. ABC Builders is an Anne Arundel County-based small business engaged in home improvement and general contracting services.
In the second theft scheme, between January 2020 to February 2021, Aldridge stole 13 checks from her then-employer, the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF), for a total loss of $12,291.85. Aldridge stole the checks while working as an associate in the fiscal department for MAIF. All the checks were deposited into her personal bank account. Established by the Maryland General Assembly, MAIF is an independent Maryland automobile insurance provider.
A Grand Jury for Anne Arundel County handed down two indictments charging Aldridge with both felony theft schemes on June 27, 2025. Aldridge is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11, 2026.
In making today's announcement, Attorney General Brown thanked his Criminal Division, specifically Division Chief Katie Dorian, Fraud and Corruption Unit Chief Alexander Huggins, and Assistant Attorney General Timothy Lake, who prosecuted this case. Attorney General Brown also thanked Maryland Insurance Administration Investigator William Wagner and former Forensic Auditor Suzzanne Jones. Finally, Attorney General Brown thanked State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County Anne Colt Leitess for her assistance with this prosecution.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Anne-Arundel-County-Woman-Pleads-Guilty-to-Two-Felony-Theft-Schemes-After-Stealing-Over-100-Checks-from-Her-Former-Employer.aspx
Md. A.G. Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, opposing the Trump administration's effort to overturn a lower court's decision to preserve Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, opposing the Trump administration's effort to overturn a lower court's decision to preserve Temporary Protected Status (TPS)protections for certain Haitian nationals while litigation on the termination of Haitian TPS continues.
"Maryland's Haitian TPS recipients are teachers, health care workers, and entrepreneurs - essential members of our communities and contributors to our economy," said Attorney General Brown. "We won't stand by while these protections are stripped away, forcing our neighbors to be sent back to one of the most dangerous countries on earth."
TPS is a humanitarian immigration status created by Congress to protect foreign nationals who cannot safely return to their home country because of war, natural disaster, or other extraordinary conditions. TPS allows recipients to live and work in the United States as long as their home country has a TPS designation. Haitian immigrants have been eligible for TPS since 2010, when a devastating earthquake hit the country. The protections have continuously been extended due to unsafe conditions in Haiti, including widespread violence, homelessness, and starvation.
On November 28, 2025, the Trump administration provided notice that it would end Haiti's TPS status, as of February 3, 2026, without any evidence that the dangerous conditions in Haiti had improved and despite the fact that the U.S. State Department continues to classify Haiti as a "Level 4: Do Not Travel" country -its highest risk designation. On February 2, 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stayed the Trump administration's decision to end Haiti's TPS, which was set to expire the next day. This order preserved TPS protection for Haitians while the litigation over the lawfulness of the termination continues. On February 6, 2026, the federal government appealed this order and moved for a stay, asking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to let them move forward with the termination despite the district court's ruling. The coalition filed an amicus brief opposing the request for a stay, and the Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request. The federal government's request for a stay is now with the Supreme Court.
In the brief filed today, Attorney General Brown and the coalition urge the Supreme Court to deny the federal government's motion for a stay, arguing that terminating Haiti's TPS status would separate families, damage economies, deplete workforces, increase healthcare costs, and harm public health and safety. They argue these harms will be immediate and long-lasting, even if the Plaintiffs ultimately win their case, and TPS protections must therefore be maintained while the case proceeds.
Across states, thousands of TPS recipients provide important public services, in roles such as healthcare providers, teachers, entrepreneurs, construction workers, and more. Stripping these individuals of their legal status would force them either to face the uncertainty, vulnerability, and risk of deportation without legal protections and without the ability to work legally or to return to a country experiencing exceedingly dangerous conditions.
TPS-eligible Haitians contribute $3.4 billion annually to the U.S. economy. Approximately 69% of Haitian immigrants aged 16 and older were members of the civilian labor force in 2022, with high rates of participation in healthcare support and service industries. Furthermore, a recent estimate found that 75,000 TPS-eligible Haitians work in labor-short industries.
Maryland is home to a rapidly expanding Haitian community, including many Haitian nationals who live and work in the state through TPS. Haitian TPS holders in Maryland are deeply embedded in the local workforce and community life, working in healthcare, hospitality, construction, transportation, and public service, among other critical industries.
In submitting their brief, Attorney General Brown and the coalition are asking the Supreme Court to deny the federal government's motion for a stay and protect the hundreds of thousands of Haitians legally in the United States under the TPS program while the litigation proceeds.
Joining Attorney General Brown in submitting this brief are the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Urges-Supreme-Court-to-Preserve-Block-on-Trump-Administration%e2%80%99s-Unlawful-Termination-of-Temporary-Pr.aspx
Md. A.G. Brown Sues One Main Financial for Alleged Bait and Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Add-On Products
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues One Main Financial for Alleged Bait and Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Add-On Products
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown's Consumer Protection Division, and 12 other state attorneys general, announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and related entities (OneMain), alleging that OneMain, a non-prime installment lender, charged consumers nationwide hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful hidden fees and interest.
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues One Main Financial for Alleged Bait and Switch Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Add-On Products
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown's Consumer Protection Division, and 12 other state attorneys general, announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and related entities (OneMain), alleging that OneMain, a non-prime installment lender, charged consumers nationwide hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful hidden fees and interest.
With26 branches operating in Maryland, OneMain advertises high-cost installment loans with supposedly "clear, upfront terms," but it is accused of unlawfully packing those loans, without consumers' consent or knowledge, with insurance policies and other add-on products which inflate the cost of the loans by hundreds or thousands of dollars. Attorney General Brown alleged that OneMain rushes consumers through fine-print loan documents containing the dense terms and conditions of the add-ons and hides the add-ons, misrepresents them, or even charges consumers who outright reject them. Further, OneMain is accused of misleading consumers by encouraging them to refinance their loans, then tacks on additional add-on products, fees, and finance charges by hiding key terms.
"Our case claims that OneMain promised Maryland borrowers clear, upfront terms -- then buried hidden fees and unwanted add-ons in the fine print to squeeze hundreds or thousands of dollars out of them," said Attorney General Brown. "We're filing this lawsuit to hold OneMain accountable and put money back in the pockets of the people they misled.
With this lawsuit, Attorney General Brown and the coalition are seeking recovery of amounts consumers were unlawfully charged for add-on products or fees, as well as penalties for violating state laws. The lawsuit also seeks a court order preventing OneMain from continuing its illegal practices and requiring OneMain to both cease any collection actions and remove any negative information reported to credit agencies regarding loans with these add-on products.
Any consumers who believe that they or someone they know may be a victim of the business practices of OneMain Finance should file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division at the Office of Attorney General online. For assistance in filing a complaint, call 410-528-8662 or email [email protected].
Along with Maryland, joining in this lawsuit are the attorneys general of Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Sues-One-Main-Financial-for-Alleged-Bait-and-Switch-Lending-Scheme-Involving-Hidden-Add-On-Products.aspx
Del. Justice Dept. Secures Convictions in the Murder of Marell Lowe
DOVER, Delaware, March 17 -- The Delaware Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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DOJ secures convictions in the murder of Marell Lowe
Jhaivon Carter, of Wilmington, and Xavier Carter-Baird, of Milford, have been convicted in New Castle County Superior Court in connection with the 2022 murder of 19-year-old Marell Lowe.
On March 12, Jhavion Carter, 22, was convicted of Murder First Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony after a jury trial. On February 26, Xavier Carter-Baird, 19, pled guilty to Reckless Endangering First
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DOVER, Delaware, March 17 -- The Delaware Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 16, 2026:
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DOJ secures convictions in the murder of Marell Lowe
Jhaivon Carter, of Wilmington, and Xavier Carter-Baird, of Milford, have been convicted in New Castle County Superior Court in connection with the 2022 murder of 19-year-old Marell Lowe.
On March 12, Jhavion Carter, 22, was convicted of Murder First Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony after a jury trial. On February 26, Xavier Carter-Baird, 19, pled guilty to Reckless Endangering FirstDegree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.
"Another life has been cruelly cut short by senseless gun violence," said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. "My office will continue to hold gun offenders accountable to the fullest extent of the law for the devastation that they cause. I am deeply grateful to our prosecution team and our partners in the Wilmington Police Department for their excellent work in this case. I can only hope that these convictions bring some small relief to the family."
"I am proud of the hard work of our investigators, who worked tirelessly to solve this case and hold these violent offenders accountable," said Wilmington Police Chief Wilfredo Campos. "We hope these convictions can bring some degree of comfort to the victim's family."
On August,14, 2022, Carter and his then-15-year-old cousin Carter-Baird shot at Marell Lowe in the area of West 23rd Street in Wilmington. Jhaivon shot first and hit Lowe, killing him. Evidence showed that Carter-Baird did not hit the victim.
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Original text here: https://news.delaware.gov/2026/03/16/doj-secures-convictions-in-the-murder-of-marell-lowe/
