Posts Tagged ‘Sentencing’
UPDATED: Salisbury Man Sentenced to Life-All but 50 Years Suspended in Connection with November 2024 Shooting Incident
UPDATED – 03/20/26 – A Salisbury man has been sentenced for attempted 1st degree murder and a weapons offense. Circuit Court of Wicomico County, Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced 33 year old Dequan Bratten to a life term, suspending all but 50 years of active incarceration. Once released, Bratten will be on supervised probation for…
Read MoreDover Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Federal Prison on Drug & Gun Convictions
A Dover man has been sentenced by US District Judge Maryellen Noreika for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. Judge Noreika sentenced 35 year old Amir Watts Thursday to 150 months – or 12.5 years – in federal prison. According to court documents, Watts was…
Read MoreSalisbury Woman Sentenced in Pizza City Shooting in Salisbury
Another suspect has been sentenced in a shooting that occurred at Pizza City in Salisbury on April 15, 2023. On Friday, November 7th, 37 year old Kyiesha Elliott of Salisbury, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with 5 years as active incarceration and another 5 suspended in lieu of 5 years of probation. Elliott…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 50 Years for 1st Degree Murder & 1st Degree Assault
A Salisbury man has been sentenced on charges of 1st degree murder and 1st degree assault. Circuit Court for Wicomico County Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced 20 year old Khalil Bivens to Life with all but 40 years suspended on the murder charge and a consecutive term of 10 years on the assault charge for…
Read MoreMardela Springs Man Sentenced on Drug Charges
A Mardela Springs man has been sentenced on drug charges. Court officials say 37 year old Anthony Conway pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County on April 25th to 1 count each of possession of a large amount of cocaine and manufacturing cocaine and 2 counts of conspiracy to possess with the intent…
Read MoreUPDATED: Laurel Man Sentenced for 2nd Offense Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
UPDATED –Ā 3/01/25 –Ā A Laurel man was sentenced Friday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware for possession of child sexual abuse material. Officials say Michael Natale pleaded guilty in October of last year after he was found having online conversations with another individual on the instant messaging platform, ‘Kik,’ where they…
Read MorePittsville Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A 23 year old Pittsville man has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor. The Wicomico County States Attorney’s office says Cypress Taylor pleaded guilty last November to multiple offenses and was sentenced on January 31st by Judge S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Taylor was sentenced to…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
A Salisbury man has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor. In September, 36 year old Steven Behr pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and prohibited entry onto a property by a sex offender registrant.Ā Sentencing was deferred pending completion of a mandatory pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment.Ā Last week, Circuit…
Read MoreCambridge Man Sentenced in Wicomico County on Drug Charges
At the end of October, a Cambridge man pleaded guilty to a pair of drug offenses. On Monday, November 25, Circuit Court for Wicomico County Judge Karen Dean accepted the plea for possession of a large amount of fentanyl and possession with the intent to distribute and sentenced 31 year old Dor’ron Taylor of Cambridge…
Read MoreCrisfield Man Sentenced in Wicomico County for False Imprisonment and Assault
A Crisfield man has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for false imprisonment and 2nd degree assault. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Maciarrello sentenced 31 year old Kendall Sneade of Crisfield immediately following his conviction after a two-day bench trial. Sneade was sentenced to 40 years with all but 20 years suspended. Upon…
Read MoreUPDATE: Former Easton PD Sergeant Sentenced for Misconduct in Office
UPDATED – 11/01/24 – A former Easton Police Sgt, Jason Dyott, was sentenced Friday in Circuit Court for Talbot County on two counts of misconduct in office. He was sentenced on both counts to 4 years of incarceration with all but six months suspended ā the sentenced to be served concurrently. Dyott’s employment with the…
Read MoreEllendale Man Sentenced in Wicomico County for Sexual Abuse of Minor
An Ellendale, DE man has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor and 2nd degree rape. On Thursday, Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead sentenced 44 year old Nicholas Taylor to 40 years in prison. In April, Taylor pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and 2nd degree rape. Sentencing has been…
Read MoreRidgely Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Ridgely, Maryland man has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor. After a joint investigation involving the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies, 35 year old David Bruce Whetstone was arrested in August of 2023 and charged with multiple offenses. In February, Whetstone entered an Alford plea to one count sex abuse…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
A 35 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced for two counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Karen Dean sentenced John Mumford to an active sentence of 22 years in prison followed by five years of supervised probation under specialized sexual offender supervision and management. He will also be…
Read MoreHebron 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 MoreWest Ocean City Man Sentenced after Striking a Pedestrian in a Fatal 2022 Crash
The man who pleaded guilty of negligent homicide in the 2022 death of Berlin veterinarian, Terri Wattay, has been sentenced. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby sentenced 63 year old Russell Kimball of West Ocean City to 10 years for negligent homicide while under the influence and a consecutive 5 year sentence for failing…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for 1st Degree Murder in Worcester County
A 33 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced to life in prison on a charge of 1st degree murder. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Brian Shockley suspended all but 50 years of Carl Lee Fuller’s life sentence and placed him on 5 years of supervised probation upon release. According to Court records, the victim,…
Read MoreChild Abuse and Assault Case Sentencing in Wicomico County
38-year-old Brian Fitchett has been sentenced to 35 years for Assault in the First Degree and child abuse offenses. The sentencing took place in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Last month, a Wicomico County jury convicted Fitchett of First-Degree Assault and Child Abuse-Second Degree. According to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico…
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 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 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 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 ā 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 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 MoreWicomico County Man Sentenced to Life Plus 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Wicomico County Associate Judge of the Circuit Court Karen Dean has sentenced 39 year old Kenny Vansant of Wicomico County to life plus 25 years in prison. Vansant was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, 2nd degree sexual offense, 3rd degree sexual offense, 4th degree sexual offense and 2nd degree assault.…
Read More