Posts Tagged ‘Sentenced’
57-Year-Old Man Sentenced in Wicomico County for Sexual Abuse of Minor and First-Degree Rape
57-year-old Prentice Harris has been sentenced to Life without the possibility of Parole, 3 consecutive Life sentences, plus 65 years in prison. Harris was convicted on March 16th of this year after a two-day jury trial, of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, three counts of First-Degree Rape, four counts of Second-Degree Rape, and related offenses.…
Read MoreDelmar Man Sentenced to 15 Years for First-Degree Assault
Charles Ecker, who previously lived in Delmar, Maryland has been sentenced to fifteen years in the Division of Corrections on assault charges, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County. Ecker was convicted on February 28th, 2023 following a two-day jury trial of one count of First-Degree Assault, one count of Second-Degree…
Read MoreBerlin, Maryland Man Sentenced for Sex Crimes
A 62-year-old Berlin, Maryland man was sentenced this week for his convictions on one count of third-degree sex offense and one count of second-degree assault. The Honorable Brian D. Shockley of the Worcester County Circuit Court ordered Todd Yates to serve 10 years on each count, consecutively, and suspended 7 years of that sentence. Yates…
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 MoreMan Sentenced in Connection with Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes Faces 25 Years of Incarceration
Following a two-day trial, a Circuit Court Associate Judge sentenced 31-year-old Kyle Carey to 25 years in prison. Carey’s conviction includes Possession of a Firearm in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime, Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm, along with drug offenses. Carey will have to serve five years of his sentence without the possibility…
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 MoreFormer Wicomico High School Band Boosters Treasurer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Fraudulently Using Debit Card
A 32-year-old Salisbury woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $15,000 while Treasurer of the Wicomico High School Band Boosters–by fraudulently using a Band Boosters’ debit card for her own personal benefit. In addition to using the debit card at multiple stores throughout Wicomico County, Brooke Cook used Band Booster funds to make payments…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
A First Judicial Circuit Court judge sentenced a 26-year-old Salisbury man to 20 years of incarceration with all but 12 years being suspended. A Wicomico County jury convicted Evan Byrd of one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine. This was Byrd’s first felony CDS conviction.…
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…
Read MoreParsonsburg, Maryland Man Sentenced on Weapons and Drug Charges
26-year-old Phillip James Marvel faces years of incarceration after investigators from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office searched his home and found various types of controlled dangerous substances as well as a shotgun and ammunition. Investigators also searched his vehicle where they found additional controlled dangerous substances. Marvel pleaded guilty, and the Associate Judge for the…
Read MoreMilton Man Sentenced in Jan 6, 2021, Capitol Riot
A Milton man arrested this past January for his part in the January 6, 2021, Capitol Breach was sentenced Friday. Jeffrey Schaefer accepted a plea deal – agreeing to plead guilty to a charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol Building. The other three charges have been dismissed. He has been sentenced to…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Felony Animal Cruelty
A Salisbury man has been sentenced for felony animal cruelty. Nathaniel Ennels the second pleaded guilty to 1 count last month. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Maryland, the Honorable Matthew Maciarello has sentenced Ennels to three years in prison with all but time served suspended. Ennels served 58 days of incarceration and 268…
Read MoreTwo Worcester County Men Sentenced
A 19 year old Pocomoke man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder. Court officials say Marion Maddox pleaded guilty in September to 1st degree murder after the shooting death in August of 2020 of 38 year old Deavon Davis in Pocomoke. Police say the victim and two relatives were leaving the basketball…
Read More7 Sentenced For 2020 OC Boardwalk Assaults
Seven suspects have pled guilty and been sentenced in recent months in connection with two assaults on the Ocean City Boardwalk last June. According to Ocean City Police, their investigation into the assaults determined that the same people were involved in each incident. Surveillance footage from City Watch, cellphone video from witnesses, citizen tips and…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Weapons Offenses
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of weapons offenses. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead sentenced 33 year old Leo Shaw earlier this week – he is required to serve 10 years without the possibility of parole. Last May police went into Shaw’s Dover Street…
Read MoreCamden Man Sentenced for his Part in 2018 Dover Murder
A Camden man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to his part in a Dover murder after a house party in May of 2018. Officials say 20 year old Eugene Riley of Camden and 21 year old Ahmir Bailey of Lincoln were arguing with 20 year old Jameir Vann-Robinson of Smyrna as he…
Read MoreWoman Who Set Canby Park Fire Killing 3 Wilmington Firefighters – Sentenced
In 2016 three Wilmington firefighters died while battling in a blaze in Canby Park that was intentionally set by the woman who lived in the home, Beatriz Fana-Ruiz, who was angry about her living situation. In August, Fana-Ruiz pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder, 1st degree arson and 1st degree assault. Last week she was…
Read MoreNew Mexico man sentenced in connection with bomb threats in Georgetown
A New Mexico man has been sentenced to over two years in prison in connection with bomb threats made to Georgetown Elementary School and a local Walmart. Stephen S. Landes, 29, of Roswell, New Mexico, was sentenced on November 27, 2019, to 27 months in prison by the Honorable Richard G. Andrews, United States District…
Read MoreSalisbury man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for stealing firearms
A Salisbury man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of stolen firearms in connection with a burglary in Federalsburg, Maryland. According to his guilty plea, on June 10, 2017, Sanabria burglarized a firearms store in Federalsburg, Maryland. Surveillance video shows that Sanabria entered the store by cutting a hole into an…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Who Robbed & Kidnapped Rehoboth Couple Sentenced to 20 Years
In July of 2018, 30 year old Steven Snell of Millsboro kidnapped an elderly Rehoboth couple from the Cornwall Road home and forced them to drive to an ATM to get money for him. The husband was tied up in the trunk and Snell forced the wife to withdraw money from their bank ATM –…
Read MoreBerlin Man Sentenced in Theft Scheme in Worcester County
A Berlin man has been sentenced to 7 years in prison with all but 14 months suspended after he was convicted of theft scheme over $100,000. Sentencing for 51 year old Richard Perry was postponed to give Perry time to gather the substantial amount of restitution owed to the victim. As part of his plea,…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison – of which 15 years is minimum mandatory. In June, 30 year old Austin White was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses. During 2013 through 2015, White sexually abused a child under the age of 10. Additional conditions of White’s…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder of Grandmother
A Georgetown man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his grandmother. Officials in the AG’s office say George Bailey choked his 69 year old grandmother, Lorraine Bradley, after she fell while the two were leaving her Long Neck home. Bailey then stole her car. Bradley’s body, along with…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sentenced for Rape and Murder
A man living at a Georgetown home who beat and raped a woman living in the home and killed another man will spend the next 67 years in prison. In 2016 Juan Tovar Cruz returned to the home on Wilson Hill Road where he’d just started living a week earlier and threatened the woman who…
Read MoreUPDATED: Hebron Horse Owner Sentenced
UPDATED – 5-13-19 – The woman who was indicted for criminal animal abuse will not spend time in prison. On Monday, Barbara Pilchard was sentenced to 90 days for each of the six horses that died as a result of abuse and neglect on her farm. Judge Leah Seaton suspended all of Pilchard’s time and…
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