Posts Tagged ‘Sentencing’
Hebron 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
Child 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
Salisbury 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 MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Related Charges
Gary DuPont Jr. has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for Attempted Second Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence, and Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm. Ten years of his sentence are a mandatory sentence, without the possibility of parole. Gary DuPont Jr. will be placed on five years…
Read MoreWicomico County Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Fentanyl
A Quantico man has been sentenced for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Karen Dean sentenced 25 year old Treyvon Walston to 15 years in prison. When Walston was arrested in August of 2022, he was on supervised probation for a 2nd degree sexual offense. The arrest violated his…
Read MoreVirginia Man Sentenced in Worcester County on Sex Charges
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 MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Armed Robbery
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison – with 5 years of that sentence without the possibility of parole. Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County sentenced 25 year old Kendal Smiley last week after his jury conviction in January of armed robbery, 1st degree assault and weapons offenses.…
Read MoreVA Man Sentenced in Wicomico County for Attempted 2nd Degree Murder
A New Church, VA man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after his conviction by a Wicomico County jury for attempted 2nd degree murder and other offenses. Five years of the sentence for 23 year old Everon Strand is without the possibility of parole. According to court records, Strand was identified by multiple…
Read MoreSentencing in Salisbury Area Assault Case
21-year-old Nashala Williams has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for assaults that occurred while on the road. On September 19, 2022, Williams pleaded guilty to First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, and Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm. According to the State’s Office for Wicomico County, on February 28, 2022, Williams rear-ended a…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fentanyl distribution. Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Kathleen Beckstead sentenced 34 year old Darnell Jenkins on Thursday. He was found guilty of distribution of fentanyl and 2 counts of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in September. During the investigation into…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Salisbury Man Sentenced to 20 Years for First-Degree Child Abuse
35-year-old Tyrique Powell faces 20-years in prison stemming from a child abuse incident that occurred in August, 2020. A 5-week-old infant suffered a skull fracture. The child is living with permanent damage as a result. The Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. diagnosed and treated the infant. The investigation revealed that Powell and the…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Murder
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for murder. In September, a Wicomico County jury convicted Drequan Savage of 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault and firearms offenses in the murder of Gerald Nash. On Wednesday the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the First Judicial Circuit sentenced Savage with…
Read MoreBerlin Man Sentenced for Sex Abuse & Pornography
A 38 year old Berlin man has been sentenced to serve 105 years in prison for the sex abuse of a minor and manufacture of child pornography. Bruce Travers pleaded guilty to 3 counts of each charge on July 12 – he was ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation prior to sentencing. At sentencing the…
Read MoreUPDATED: State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Sentenced to Probation & a Fine
UPDATED – 10/19/22 5pm – Governor John Carney received a letter from Kathy McGuiness Wednesday afternoon and accepted her resignation effective 4:30pm today, October 19th. The Governor plans to name a replacement to continue the Auditor’s work in coming months. Kathy McGuiness will join Mike Bradley exclusively on The Talk of Delmarva Thursday morning at…
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