Posts Tagged ‘Wicomico County State’s Attorney’
Hebron Man Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
After a pre-sentencing investigation and mental health assessment were completed, Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes has sentenced 70 year old Joseph Burton of Hebron to 65 years in prison. Burton pleaded guilty in January to three separate counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Court records show that for several years from…
Read MoreDelmar, DE Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison on Felony Drug Charges
A Delmar, Delaware man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for felony drug possession. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Wicomico County Matthew Maciarello sentenced 24 year old Japree Ayers to 80 years in prison – suspending all but 40 years of active incarceration with 10 of those being a minimum mandatory…
Read MoreJason Suha Convicted & Sentenced for Possession & Distribution of CDS
A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with the intent to distribute drugs in Wicomico County Circuit Court. Associate Judge Matthew Maciarello accepted the plea and sentenced 45 year old Jason Suha to 23 years in prison with all but 4 years suspended. As part of the plea agreement Suha forfeits…
Read MoreDelmar Man Convicted on Multiple Drug Offenses
A Delmar, Maryland man has been convicted on multiple drug and other offenses after a trial that ended last week. A jury found 24 year old Japree Ayers guilty of three counts of possession of a large amount of controlled dangerous substance, three counts of possession with the intent to distribute and related charges. ;Sentencing…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Manslaughter
A Salisbury man pleaded guilty to two counts of grossly negligent manslaughter by automobile Monday and has been sentenced by Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes to twenty years with all suspended but eight years in prison. Court records show that 23 year old Sammy Hwang crashed into the back of a vehicle…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder. This was a retrial for 30 year old Delonte Bryant after the Maryland Appellate Court vacated the original jury verdict and ordered a new trial. Bryant was found guilty after a three-day trial this past June of 1st degree murder, firearms and other…
Read MoreWicomico County Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Wicomico County man has been convicted in the sexual abuse of a minor. Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, S. James Sarbanes last week convicted 59 year old Robert Hill of the following crimes – Sentencing has been deferred pending receipt of a mandatory pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment. Court…
Read MoreSomerset County Man Sentenced on Sexual Abuse Charges in Wicomico County
A 68 year old Somerset County man has been sentenced to prison on sex offenses. Court records show James Hayman pleaded guilty in July to sexual abuse of a minor and 3rd degree sexual offense. On Friday, Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced Hayman to 35 years in prison – the maximum…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for 2nd Degree Murder
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison with all but 30 years of active incarceration suspended. In July, 46 year old Clifton Jones entered a guilty plea to one count of 2nd degree murder and a weapons charge in the murder of Jerome Moss. Five years of the…
Read MoreMardela Springs Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Mardela Springs man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced 31 year old Joseph Norman after he entered guilty plea on June 6 to sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of 3rd degree sexual offense and manufacturing…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution
A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to 2 counts of possession with the intent to distribute drugs. That plea was given Thursday by 61 year old Howard Peterson – and accepted by Associate Judge for the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Matthew Maciarello who sentenced Peterson to 23 years in prison with all but 14…
Read MoreSentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison on drug offenses. Court officials say that because of 65 year old Eric Thomas’s prior convictions – four prior felony drug convictions – he will be required to serve 50% of his sentence before he may be eligible for parole. In May, Thomas was…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 83 Years in Prison for 2nd Degree Murder
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 83 years in prison for 2nd degree murder and other offenses. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Maciarello sentenced 39 year old Dionte Dutton after a jury convicted him last May of 2nd degree murder, 1st and 2nd degree assault, reckless endangerment, use of a handgun in the…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A 52 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses. Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, S. James Sarbanes, sentenced Eric Paden last week after the completion of a pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment. Court records show that from…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Indecent Exposure
A Salisbury man has been sentenced after accepting a plea deal in Wicomico County. Associate Judge of the District Court of Maryland sentenced 52 year old Aaron Dunn to three and a half years in prison for indecent exposure and trespassing on school grounds. According to court records, Dunn entered the third floor of the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Austin Davidson Sentenced This Morning
UPDATED 7/6/23— 11:15 a.m. –Wicomico County Judge S. James Sarbanes has sentenced Austin Davidson to life without parole plus 66 years for the killing of then Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard in Pittsville. Officer Hilliard was just 41 and left behind a wife and family. He was posthumously made Corporal by Wicomico County Sheriff Mike…
Read MoreSalisbury Woman Sentenced to 2 Consecutive Life Terms plus 45 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Salisbury woman has been sentenced to 2 consecutive life sentences plus 45 years in prison. Circuit Court of Wicomico County Judge S. James Sarbanes pronounced that sentence for 39 year old Qwenda Jones who was convicted after a two-day trial in March of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, 2nd degree rape,…
Read MoreWicomico County Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Fentanyl
A Quantico man has been sentenced for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Karen Dean sentenced 25 year old Treyvon Walston to 15 years in prison. When Walston was arrested in August of 2022, he was on supervised probation for a 2nd degree sexual offense. The arrest violated his…
Read MoreWicomico County Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
A Pittsville man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison – 5 years without the possibility of parole, for the illegal possession of a regulated firearm. Court officials say 35 year old Timothy Ketterman was convicted on January 31st after a 2-day trial. Court records show investigators responded to a fatal vehicle crash at…
Read MoreWicomico County Jury Convicts Prentice Harris for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Salisbury Man Convicted in 2021 Shooting
A Wicomico County jury has found 34 year old Gary Dupont of Salisbury guilty of attempted 2nd degree murder and other offenses. Sentencing has been postponed to allow for a pre-sentencing investigation. Court records show Dupont shot a women in the abdomen when she tried to take his picture for police after an fight involving…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Armed Robbery
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison – with 5 years of that sentence without the possibility of parole. Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County sentenced 25 year old Kendal Smiley last week after his jury conviction in January of armed robbery, 1st degree assault and weapons offenses.…
Read MoreVA Man Sentenced in Wicomico County for Attempted 2nd Degree Murder
A New Church, VA man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after his conviction by a Wicomico County jury for attempted 2nd degree murder and other offenses. Five years of the sentence for 23 year old Everon Strand is without the possibility of parole. According to court records, Strand was identified by multiple…
Read MoreDelmar Man Convicted of Assault
A Delmar man has been convicted of 1st and 2nd degree assault and reckless endangerment after a 2-day jury trial last week. Court records show 49 year old Charles Ecker of Delmar got into a verbal fight with a female victim while in the victim’s car. When they arrived at Ecker’s home – the fight…
Read MoreWicomico County Judge Sentences Noe Meja-Domingo for Attempted Kidnapping
A man has been sentenced for an attempted kidnapping of a 2 year old child during a family celebration last May. Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court of Wicomico County, the Honorable S. James Sarbanes sentenced 32 year old Noe Meja-Domingo to 25 years in prison, imposing a 10-year active term and suspending the balance…
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