Posts Tagged ‘ECI’
MSP Investigating Inmate Death at ECI in Westover
An investigation is underway at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Westover into the death of an inmate. Maryland State Police say 28 year old Shane Lanham was declared dead by EMS personnel on Saturday. Officials say Lanham was in a cell with another inmate before he was found lying on the ground and unresponsive. The…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Inmate Death at ECI in Princess Anne
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Princess Anne. Police were called around 12:45pm Saturday after 49 year old Eugene Stanford was declared deceased by emergency medical service personnel. Police have also identified a suspect – also an inmate – so far no charges have been…
Read MoreEastern Shore Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes For Contraband
A Seaford man who worked as a correctional officer at Maryland’s Eastern Correctional Institution has pled guilty to charges that he took bribes to smuggle drugs into the facility. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, 43-year-old Maurice Bull admitted to charges of interstate travel in aid of racketeering and possession…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Inmate Death at ECI
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at ECI in Somerset County. Police were notified of the death of 32 year old Alexander Christopher after he and another man were taken to PRMC in Salisbury. Christopher was pronounced dead at the hospital – his body has been sent to Baltimore for autopsy…
Read MoreECI CO Convicted on Charged of Racketeering and Conspiracy
The final defendant has been convicted of federal racketeering at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, Maryland. A federal jury convicted correctional officer 28 year old Jessica Vennie of Texas of racketeering, as well as drug and money laundering conspiracies. Sixteen of 18 correctional officers charged were convicted. A total of 77 out of 80…
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