
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 9, 1994                    TAG: 9406090588 
SECTION: LOCAL                     PAGE: D3    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: NORFOLK 
DATELINE: 940609                                 LENGTH: Short

MAN PLEADS GUILTY

{LEAD} A man accused of holding his former girlfriend hostage last year and shooting her mother in the hand was found guilty in a plea agreement Wednesday.

Edward R. Delrosario, 21, pleaded guilty to malicious wounding, abduction, burglary and two counts of use of a firearm. According to the terms of the plea agreement, he can be sentenced to no more than 15 years in prison.

{REST} On Sept. 5, Delrosario barricaded himself in his ex-girlfriend's home in the 300 block of Louvick Street and held her hostage for several hours. He earlier had shot the girl's mother in her hand during an argument. The ex-girlfriend wasn't hurt.

The standoff was resolved after police negotiators persuaded Delrosario to surrender his gun. Delrosario will be sentenced Aug. 19.

{KEYWORDS} SHOOTING MALICIOUS WOUNDING ABDUCTION BURGLARY

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