Teen Sentenced Following Murder Plea

By The Talk of Delmarva News | September 15, 2020
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A teenager who pled guilty to second-degree murder in Worcester County has been sentenced to 35 years incarceration, with all but 22 years suspended. According to Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser, the case is a ‘true tragedy.’ In May 2019, 17-year-old Vershawn Hudson-Crawford and his mother visited the Berlin Police Department, at which he…

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3 Sentenced In Connection With OC Sexual Assault

By The Talk of Delmarva News | August 20, 2020
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Three men are sentenced in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Ocean City. The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office says 45-year-old Larry Kendall and 22-year-old Kyle Davis, both of Elkton, were sentenced to serve 20 years in prison  for second-degree rape. A third defendant, 24-year-old Damien Shiel of Baltimore, received 20 years with all…

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Worcester Co. DUI Conviction Rate Is Tops In Md.

By The Talk of Delmarva News | August 18, 2020
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Worcester County has obtained Maryland’s highest prosecution rate for alcohol-and-drug related offenses. The University of Maryland National Study Center for Trauma and EMS, in analyzing 2019 data, found that Worcester County had a 92.7 percent conviction rate in its handling of a total of 841 DUI – related offenses. Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser…

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Berlin Man Gets 10 Years For Fatal Crash

By The Talk of Delmarva News | July 27, 2020
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A Berlin man has received a ten-year prison sentence, with all but four years suspended, for a conviction of homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance. According to the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office, the charges against 32-year-old Bryan Lee Wersten resulted from a December 2018 incident in which a pickup…

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