Del. Child Care Worker Allegedly Smothered 4-Month-Old Baby Girl Who Wouldn't Stop Crying

Dejoynay Ferguson.Photo: Delaware State Police A 19-year-old day care worker in Delaware has been charged with murder after allegedly smothering an infant who wouldn’t stop crying, say state police. Ferguson allegedly “intentionally restricted her breathing until she became unresponsive,” state police say in the statement. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?Click hereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.

Del. Daycare Worker Admits to Smothering 4-Month-Old Baby Girl Because She Wouldn't Stop Crying

Photo: Delaware State Police On Wednesday, the Delaware DOJ said that Ferguson’s plea “includes an acknowledgement of guilt for the murder, along with the other abuse alleged in the State’s indictment.” She remains held at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution until her sentencing, which has not yet been determined. Her attorney did not immediately return PEOPLE’s calls for comment. In September 2019, PEOPLE reported that Ferguson was arrested and charged with killing a 4-month-old in her care at the Little People Child Development Center in Bear.

Del. Stacey Plaskett Tosses Document at Rep. Mike Johnson During Tense Moment in House Meeting

Photo: C-SPAN A moment at a House Judiciary Committee on Thursday became tense as Democratic Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett tossed a document toward Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson. During the hearing for the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Johnson asked for “unanimous consent” to add a letter from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry into the record. In the letter, which dates back to Jan. 12, 2021, Landry “decries all political violence.

Delaware Makes Rescue Dog Official State Dog in 'Historic Moment' for Animal Welfare

Photo:Humane Animal PartnersNothing is too far-fetched foranimal loversto achieve!Delaware has made the rescue dog the official state dog.Humane Animal Partners(HAP) hosted the bill signing at its Wilmington campus on Tuesday. Governor John Carney signedSenate Bill 37into state law, making the rescue dog’s state designation official, according to Humane Animal Partners.Senator Jack Walsh, a known animal lover who introduced the bill to the Delaware Senate earlier this year, voiced what the passing of this bill means to him.

Delaware Man Gives Out 6,000 Turkeys to Those in Need for Thanksgiving

Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Six thousand families in need across Delaware this Thanksgiving are in luck thanks to one generous man. For decades, Norman Oliver of Wilmington, Delaware, has been handing out turkeys to families who can’t afford to buy one for their Thanksgiving meal. “In 1981, I gave out four turkeys. I was feeding four homeless people,”Oliver tells AOL. And this year, he’ll be giving out 6,000 throughout the state.