Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Assaulting Newark Police Officer

Man sentenced to 11 years for assaulting Newark police officer

A man who assaulted a Newark Police Department officer, causing injuries severe enough that the officer had to retire early, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Man Who Assaulted Newark Officer Gets 11 Years

A Newark man has been sentenced to prison for a violent assault on a Newark police officer during a shoplifting investigation that occurred in 2022. Rodney Duffy, 39, was sentenced on July 24 in New Castle County Superior Court to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of Assault First Degree and one count of Resisting Arrest with Force. According to Delaware Department of Correction records, Duffy appeared to have been out on bon…

DOJ obtains lengthy sentence in assault of Newark police officer - State of Delaware News

A Newark man has been sentenced to prison for a 2022 incident where he assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest. On July 24, Rodney Duffy, 39, was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a New Castle County Superior Court judge. The sentence follows Duffy’s guilty pleas to one count of Assault First Degree […]

Man sentenced in 2022 assault that forced Delaware officer to retire

Authorities say a 2022 shoplifting call led to an assault that forced a Newark police officer to retire. Rodney Duffy was sentenced to 11 years.