Posts Tagged ‘Circuit Court for Wicomico County’
Cambridge, Maryland Man Sentenced for First-Degree Murder
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County today sentenced a 26-year-old Cambridge, Maryland man to two consecutive terms of Life Without Possibility of Parole on two counts of First-Degree Murder. Damon Hall also faces an additional consecutive term of 10 years without parole on firearms charges. On November 30th, 2022, Hall was convicted…
Read More60-Year-Old Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Minor and Assaults
An Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico has sentenced 60-year-old Reginald Wallace to 35 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor and assaulting two others. Wallace pleaded guilty on November 16, 2022, to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sexual Offense in the Third Degree, and two counts of Assault in the Second…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced For Illegal Possession of Firearm, Drug-Related Charge
Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Wicomico County has sentenced a 23-year-old Salisbury man to 30 years in prison with all but 12 years being suspended–of which five years is a mandatory minimum sentence. Jerziah Damiere Witherspoon pleaded guilty to an illegal firearm possession charge and one count of possession with intent to distribute…
Read MoreSex Offender Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison
The Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County has sentenced a 27-year-old man who used to live in Salisbury to 45 years in prison. In addition, Steven Crocker will have to register as a Tier 3 offender on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life. Crocker was convicted of Sexual…
Read MorePrincess Anne, Maryland Man Sentenced in 2010 Cold Case Killing
A Princess Anne, Maryland man faces several years in prison for a cold case killing from 2010. Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County sentenced Ryan Ellis to 10 years in prison, the maximum available. The sentence includes six years active incarceration in the Maryland Division of Corrections followed by a period of…
Read More64-Year-Old Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
A 64-year-old man has been convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and other related offenses. Richard Benny is in custody pending sentencing after a two-day court trial in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. While he is in custody, a Pre-Sentence investigation and mental health evaluation will take place. According to the Office of…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder
24-year-old Markell Purnell faces a total active sentence of 40-years in prison for Attempted First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence. The sentencing is connected to an altercation that occurred in the early morning hours of October 23rd, 2021. The incident happened outside of Guido’s Burritos on South Salisbury…
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